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
Malwinamahl-VEE-nahPolish
Mikita-Belarusian
JØRg-Danish, Norwegian
KarleeKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Rheannaree-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Hayyim-Hebrew