footle vs mill around

footle and mill around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
footle	No	No	Yes	No
mill around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, footle and mill around are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of footle include hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, tarry.

footle (verb)	mill around (verb)
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense	move about in a confused manner
be about a place without any apparent purpose	be about a place without any apparent purpose