Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.