loitering
n.
act of passing the time aimlessly, wasting of time, dawdling
loiter
v.
idle about; lag behind; waste time; hang about
Loitering
loiter
Verb
1. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
(synonym) lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) prowl, lurch
(derivation) loiterer, lingerer
Loitering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Loiter
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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