Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Whiling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
While \While\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whiling}.]
To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or
disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
The lovely lady whiled the hours away. --Longfellow.
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