Idle and Starring

Idle

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Starring is an antonym for idle.

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Starring

Starring adjective - Indicating the most important performer or role.

Idle is an antonym for starring in entertain by playing a role topic.

Nearby Words: starred, starry, Starr

Both words in one sentence

  • Idle Animation Monster Bash (starring Johnny Dash) literally breaks the fourth wall with its idle animation; if you leave Johnny too long, eventually he'll load a stone into his trusty catapult and fire it directly at you, "smashing" your monitor.
  • Literature / Around the World in 80 Days A 1989 TV mini-series starring Pierce Brosnan, and Eric Idle of Monty Python fame, which critics complained went at far too leisurely a pace for a story about a race against time.
  • Film / The Big Parade The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert.The story follows Jim Apperson, an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division in 1917 and is sent to France to fight in World War I.
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