loiter



loiter around

to idle somewhere; to hang around. Stop loitering around! Get going! The kids were loitering around for most of the summer.
See also: around, loiter

loiter over something

to dawdle or linger over something. Don't loiter over your meal. I want to start the dishwasher. I wish you wouldn't loiter over your chores.
See also: loiter

loiter something away

to idle away a period of time. Those boys will loiter half their lives away. They loitered away their summer vacation.
See also: away, loiter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Avto-Georgian
TanyaTAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English)Russian, English
Imrus-Hungarian
Anelie-German
LibbieLIB-eeEnglish
Sionann-Irish Mythology