Loiter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To stand idly about; linger aimlessly.
  • verb-intransitive. To proceed slowly or with many stops: loitered all the way home.
  • verb-intransitive. To delay or dawdle: loiter over a task.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
  • verb-intransitive. To wander as an idle vagrant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To linger; be unduly slow in moving; delay; be dilatory; spend time idly.
  • Synonyms To lag, tarry, saunter, dilly-dally.
  • To consume or waste, as time, idly or carelessly: used with away: as, he loitered away most of his leisure.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be about
    • Verb Form
    loitered    loitering    loiters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be   
    Hyponym
    prowl    lurch   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    saunter    lag    linger    delay    tarry   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Reuter    goiter    reconnoiter    reutter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stroll   
     
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