Meanings (ES + gloss)
pelotearse
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
Mr. Collins was not left long to the silent contemplation of his successful love; for Mrs. Bennett, having dawdled about in the vestibule to watch for the end of the conference, no…
You all know when you learn with a will, and when you dawdle. There's no doubt of conscience about that, I suppose?