loiter (redirected from loitered)

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

Verb

to stand or wait aimlessly or idly [perhaps Middle Dutch löteren to wobble]

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

Translations

loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi → vagar;

(pej) → merodear

loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi → s'attarder;

to loiter (about) → traîner, musarder;

(pej) → rôder

loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi → sich aufhalten

loiter [ˈlɔɪtəʳ] vi → attardarsi;

to loiter (about) → indugiare, bighellonare

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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, talmيَتَوانى، يَتَلَكَّأразтакавам сеlelkovatdrive; hængetrödelnχασομερώrezagarse, entretenerse, perder el tiempologelemaوقت کشی کردنlorvaillatraînerלְשוֹטֵטआवारा फिरनाtumaratilézengberkeliaranhanga, sniglastattardarsi, indugiareぶらぶら歩く빈둥거리며 지내다stoviniuoti, slampinėtislaistītiesmelepakrondhangendrive, daffemarudzićdemorar-sea zăboviмешкать; бездельничатьponevierať sapostopatizamajavati sesöla, dra benen efter sig, gå (köra) i sakta makปล่อยเวลาให้ผ่านไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์aylak aylak gezmek, dolanmak消磨時光，閑蕩，徘徊байдикувати, марнувати часارد گرد منڈلاناlảng 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, gedraalتَواني، تَلَكُّؤскитанеlelkování, okouněnídrive mistænkeligt omkringherumlungernχασομέριmerodeo con intenciones criminaleslogelemineولگردی؛ بطاالتrôderשוֹטֶטוּתआवारागर्दीtumaranjeólálkodásberkeliaranvagabondaggioうろつくことvalkatauti ir priekabiauti (vieðoje vietoje)slaistīšanāsmelepaksamenscholingdet å oppholde seg ulovlig (opphold forbudt)праздное шатаниеpotulovanie sa, postávaniepostopanjezamajavanjedagdriveriการเดินเตร็ดเตร่aylaklık, başıboş dolaşma徘徊вештання з невизначеною метоюبھٹکنا، منڈلاناđi lảng vảng徘徊