footling

动词 footle:

1. be about
   同义词：loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
2. act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
   同义词：footle

形容词 footling:

1. (informal) small and of little importance
   同义词：fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

1. Stop footling about, we have serious work to do.
   别浪费时间了我们还有正经事要做。
2. A footling gesture.
   无用的手势

foo.tling

adj.Informal （形容词）【非正式用语】
Lacking importance or significance; trifling:
无用的：缺乏重要或意义的；微不足道的：
例句：
a footling gesture.
无用的手势

Stupid; inept.
愚蠢的；笨拙的

来源：
Present participle of footle
footle的现在分词