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loiter - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'loiter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Loiter [ v. i.]
- To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
- To wander as an idle vagrant.

Meaning of 'loiter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . loiter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be about
Example in sentence:
  • The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square;
  • Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Nearby Words:

loimic loin loir loitered loiterer loitering loiteringly

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