faff (faffs 3rd person present) (faffing present participle) (faffed past tense & past participle )faff about , faff around phrasal verb If you say that someone is faffing about or faffing around, you mean that they are doing things in a disorganized way and not achieving very much.
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INFORMAL It was annoying to watch them faffing around when a more direct response was required. V P