loiter

loi·ter  (loitr)

intr.v. loi·tered, loi·ter·ing, loi·ters

1. To stand idly about; linger aimlessly.

2. To proceed slowly or with many stops: loitered all the way home.

3. To delay or dawdle: loiter over a task.

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[Middle English loitren, probably from Middle Dutch loteren, to totter, be loose.]

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loiter·er n.

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loiter [ˈlɔɪtə]

vb

(intr) to stand or act aimlessly or idly

[perhaps from Middle Dutch löteren to wobble: perhaps related to Old English lūtian to lurk]

loiterer  n

loitering  n & adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

loiter - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lollygag, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim

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loiter

verb linger, idle, loaf, saunter, delay, stroll, lag, dally, loll, dawdle, skulk, dilly-dally (informal), hang about or around unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory.

Translations

loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] VI (= idle) → perder el tiempo; (= lag behind) → rezagarse; (= dally) → entretenerse
don't loiter on the way! → ¡no te entretengas!
to loiter (with intent) (Jur) → merodear con fines sospechosos or delictivos

loiter away VT + ADV to loiter away the time → perder el tiempo

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loiter [ˈlɔɪtə^r] vi → s'attarder

loiter about

vi → rôder alentour

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loiter

vi

(= waste time) → trödeln, bummeln

(= hang around suspiciously) → sich herumtreiben, herumlungern; “no loitering” → „unberechtigter Aufenthalt verboten“; to loiter with intent → sich verdächtig machen, sich auffällig verhalten

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loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi (idle) → bighellonare; (lag behind) → attardarsi, fermarsi (ad ogni passo)
to loiter (about) → indugiare, bighellonare
to loiter (with intent) (Law) → aggirarsi (con intenzioni sospette)

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loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi (idle) → bighellonare; (lag behind) → attardarsi, fermarsi (ad ogni passo)
to loiter (about) → indugiare, bighellonare
to loiter (with intent) (Law) → aggirarsi (con intenzioni sospette)

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loiter

v loiter [ˈloitə]

to proceed, work etc slowly or to stand doing nothing in particular They were loitering outside the ship. draai, talm يَتَوانى، يَتَلَكَّأ разтакавам се lelkovat drive; hænge trödeln χασομερώ rezagarse, entretenerse, perder el tiempo logelema وقت کشی کردن vetelehtiä traîner לְשוֹטֵט आवारा फिरना tumarati lézeng berkeliaran hanga, sniglast attardarsi, indugiare ぶらぶら歩く 하는 일 없이 시간을 보내다 stoviniuoti, slampinėti slaistīties melepak rondhangen drive, daffe marudzić demorar-se a zăbovi мешкать; бездельничать ponevierať sa postopati zamajavati se söla, dra benen efter sig, gå (köra) i sakta mak ปล่อยเวลาให้ผ่านไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ aylak aylak gezmek, dolanmak 消磨時光，閒盪，徘徊 байдикувати, марнувати час ارد گرد منڈلانا lảng vảng 消磨时光，闲荡，徘徊

n loitering

They were arrested for loitering (= moving around or waiting suspiciously in a public place); No loitering! draaiery, getalm, gedraal تَواني، تَلَكُّؤ скитане lelkování, okounění drive mistænkeligt omkring herumlungern χασομέρι merodeo con intenciones criminales logelemine ولگردی؛ بطاالت asiaton oleskelu rôder שוֹטֶטוּת आवारागर्दी tumaranje ólálkodás berkeliaran vagabondaggio うろつくこと 빈둥거림 valkatauti ir priekabiauti (vieðoje vietoje) slaistīšanās melepak samenscholing det å oppholde seg ulovlig (opphold forbudt) праздное шатание potulovanie sa, postávanie postopanje zamajavanje dagdriveri การเดินเตร็ดเตร่ aylaklık, başıboş dolaşma 徘徊 вештання з невизначеною метою بھٹکنا، منڈلانا đi lảng vảng 徘徊