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Loiter

Loiter Meaning & Definition
Loiter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loiter?

[v] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Loiter: footle | hang around | lallygag | linger | loaf | lollygag | lounge | lurk | mess about | mill about | mill around | tarry

Related Terms | Find terms related to Loiter: 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 | flag | flirt | fool | fool around | fool with | fribble | frivol | get behind | goof off | halt | hang about | hang around | hang back | hold everything | hold on | hold your horses | horse around | idle | jerk off | kid around | lag | laze | lazy | lie around | linger | linger behind | loaf | loiter about | loll | loll around | lollop around | lollygag | lounge | lounge around | mark time | mess around | monkey | monkey around | mooch around | moon | moon around | piddle | play | play around | play with | poke | potter | procrastinate | put off | putter | shilly-shally | sit around | sit tight | sit up | slouch | slouch around | smatter | stand around | stay | stay up | stick around | straggle | take time | tarry | tinker | toy | toy with | trail | trail behind | trifle | twiddle | wait | wait a minute | wait and see | waste time

See Also | be | lurch | prowl

Loiter In Webster's Dictionary

\Loi"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. Sir John, you loiter here too long. --Shak. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. --Rogers. 2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.

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