idly

adverb7 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.7

to stand without doing anything, often while something is happening

to watch something without active engagement or intervention

to think about something in a casual, unfocused way

to stroke something, like a pet or one's own chin, absently

to pick at something, like food or a thread, absently

to listen without paying full attention

to flick through something, like pages or channels, without real interest