Loiter
11loiter — verb 1) he loitered at bus stops Syn: linger, wait, skulk; loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, lollygag; informal hang around; archaic tarry 2) they loitered along the river bank Syn: dawdle, dally …
12loiter — UK [ˈlɔɪtə(r)] / US [ˈlɔɪtər] verb [intransitive] Word forms loiter : present tense I/you/we/they loiter he/she/it loiters present participle loitering past tense loitered past participle loitered 1) to stand or wait in a public place for no… …
13loiter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, poke, dawdle, lag. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. linger, linger idly, dawdle, dally, idle, lag, saunter, stroll, delay, shuffle, waste time, putter, procrastinate, traipse, shamble …
14loiter — [[t]lɔ͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] loiters, loitering, loitered VERB If you loiter somewhere, you remain there or walk up and down without any real purpose. Unemployed young men loiter at the entrance of the factory. Syn: hang around …
15loiter — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses ; dawdle 2. a. to remain in an area for no obvious reason b. to lag behind Synonyms: see delay • loiter noun • loiterer …
16loiter — Synonyms and related words: abide, await, bide, bide the issue, bum, bum around, coquet, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, do nothing, doodle, drag, fall behind, falter, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle faddle, fidget with, finger with …
17loiter — loi|ter [ lɔıtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) to stand or wait in a public place for no particular reason: HANG ABOUT: There s a group of kids loitering outside the store. 2. ) to move slowly, often stopping to rest: DAWDLE: Don t loiter, we ve got a …
18loiter — verb stand around or move without apparent purpose. Phrases loiter with intent English Law, dated stand around with the intention of committing an offence. Derivatives loiterer noun Origin ME: perh. from MDu. loteren wag about …
19loiter — verb (I) 1 to stand or wait somewhere, especially in a public place, without any clear reason: Watch out for any strangers loitering in residential streets. 2 to move or travel slowly, or to keep stopping when you should keep moving: Don t loiter …
20loiter — /ˈlɔɪtə / (say loytuh) verb (i) 1. to linger idly or aimlessly in or about a place. 2. to move or go in a slow or lagging manner: to loiter along. 3. to waste time or dawdle over work, etc. {Middle English lotere, apparently frequentative of… …
