loiter
verb
1 loiter
Be about:
— The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square.
synonyms: footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry ... show more.
Roget 133:
be late
etc.
adj.;
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
linger,
loiter;
bide one's time,
take one's time;
gain time;
hang fire;
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend;
table [Parl.];
shift off,
stave off;
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn;
procrastinate;
dally;
prolong,
protract;
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out;
prorogue;
keep back;
tide over;
push to the last,
drive to the last;
let the matter stand over;
reserve
etc.
(store)
636;
temporize;
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135;
be kept waiting,
dance attendance;
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels;
faire antichambre [Fr.];
wait impatiently;
await
etc.
(expect)
507;
sit up,
sit up at night.
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Roget 275:
move slowly
etc.
adv.;
creep,
crawl,
lag,
slug,
drawl,
linger,
loiter,
saunter;
plod,
trudge,
stump along,
lumber;
trail,
drag;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
grovel,
worm one's way,
steal along;
job on,
rub on,
bundle on;
toddle,
waddle,
wabble†,
slug,
traipse,
slouch,
shuffle,
halt,
hobble,
limp,
caludicate†,
shamble;
flag,
falter,
trotter,
stagger;
mince,
step short;
march in slow time,
march in funeral procession;
take one's time;
hang fire
etc.
(be late)
133.
retard,
relax;
slacken,
check,
moderate,
rein in,
curb;
reef;
strike sail,
shorten sail,
take in sail;
put on the drag,
apply the brake;
clip the wings;
reduce the speed;
slacken speed,
slacken one's pace;
lose ground.
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Roget 683:
be inactive
etc.
adj.;
do nothing
etc.
681;
move slowly
etc.
275;
let the grass grow under one's feet;
take one's time,
dawdle,
drawl,
droil†,
lag,
hang back,
slouch;
loll,
lollop†;
lounge,
poke,
loaf,
loiter;
go to sleep over;
sleep at one's post,
ne battre que d'une aile [Fr.].
take it easy,
take things as they come;
lead an easy life,
vegetate,
swim with the stream,
eat the bread of idleness;
loll in the lap of luxury,
loll in the lap of indolence;
waste time,
consume time,
kill time,
lose time;
burn daylight,
waste the precious hours.
idle away time,
trifle away time,
fritter away time,
fool away time;
spend time in,
take time in;
peddle,
piddle;
potter,
pudder†,
dabble,
faddle fribble†,
fiddle-faddle;
dally,
dilly-dally.
sleep,
slumber,
be asleep;
hibernate;
oversleep;
sleep like a top,
sleep like a log,
sleep like a dormouse;
sleep soundly,
heavily;
doze,
drowze†,
snooze,
nap;
take a nap
etc.
n.;
dream;
snore one's best;
settle to sleep,
go to sleep,
go off to sleep;
doze off,
drop off;
fall asleep;
drop asleep;
close the eyes,
seal up the eyes,
seal up eyelids;
weigh down the eyelids;
get sleep,
nod,
yawn;
go to bed,
turn;
get some z's,
stack z's [Coll.].
languish,
expend itself,
flag,
hang fire;
relax.
render idle
etc.
adj.;
sluggardize†;
mitigate
etc.
174.
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Dutch: afwachten, lanterfanten, rondhangen, talmen, treuzelen, voortslepen
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
loitering
Moby thesaurus: Micawberish, backward, coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, dawdling, delaying, dilatoriness, dilatory, dillydallying, dolce far niente, dragging, easygoing, fiddling, flirtation, fooling, fooling around, foot-dragging, goofing off, idling, jerking off, kidding around, lackadaisical, lag, laggard, lagging, lax, lazing, lazy, lingering, loafing, lolling, lollygagging, lounging, messing around, monkeying, monkeying around, mopery, piddling, playing, playing around, pottering, procrastinating, procrastination, procrastinative, procrastinatory, puttering, remiss, shilly-shallying, shuffling, slack, slow, sluggish, smattering, tarrying, tinkering, toying, trifling ... show more.
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