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Definitions for Loiter
[1] to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
[2] to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand, etc.: to loiter on the way to work.
[3] to waste time or dawdle over work: He loiters over his homework until one in the morning.
[4] to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away ): to loiter away the afternoon in daydreaming.
[5] (intr) to stand or act aimlessly or idly
Words related to Loiter
traipse, ramble, linger, loll, lounge, dawdle, amble, saunter, dabble, loaf, hover, shuffle, halt, slacken, pause, diddle, tarry, flag, drag, procrastinate
Words nearby Loiter
loir-et-cher, loire, loire-atlantique, loiret, lois, loiter, loja, lok sabha, lokacara, lokayata, lokayatika
Origin of Loiter
1300–50; Middle English loteren, loytren, perhaps < Middle Dutch loteren to stagger, totter; compare Dutch leuteren to dawdle
Other words from Loiter
loi·ter·er , noun
loi·ter·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Loiter
C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch löteren to wobble: perhaps related to Old English lūtian to lurk
Synonyms for Loiter
amble, dawdle, linger, loll, lounge, ramble, saunter, traipse, dabble, dally, delay, diddle, drag, flag, halt, hover, idle, lag, loaf, pause, poke, procrastinate, shamble, shuffle, slacken, slough, tarry, trail, wait, fritter away, get no place fast, pass time, put off, waste time