If you loiter here much longer, people will think you're up to something.
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Loiter
/ˈlɔɪtɚ/
Synonyms for "loiter" (196 found)
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Verb(22 words)
diddledilly-dallydillydallieddretchdrumblefafffaff aboutfaff aroundfanny aboutfanny aroundfart aboutfart aroundfiddle aboutfiddle aroundfool aboutfool aroundforslowgoof aroundgoof offhang about
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hang outhorse around
Noun(1 words)
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hoveridlejerk offkid aroundlaglag behindlazelazylie aroundlingerlinger behindloafloiter aboutlollloll aroundlollop aroundlollygagloungelounge aroundmark time
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mess aroundmonkeymonkey aroundmooch aroundmoonmoon aroundmuckmullpiddleplayplay aroundplay withpokepotterprocrastinateput offputtersauntershilly shallyshilly-shallysit aroundsit tightsit upslouchslouch aroundsmatterstand aroundstaystay upstick aroundstraggletake timetarrytimetinkertoytoy withtrailtrail behindtrifletwiddlewaitwait a minutewait and seewaste time
Verb(30 words)
Noun(3 words)
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5 entrieslate night loiteringmall loiteringpublic loiteringschool loiteringstreet corner loitering
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9 total sentences available.
They don't work, they just loiter in the streets.
Source: tatoeba (12679607)
For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside.
Source: wiktionary
With weary steps I loiter on, Tho’ always under alter’d skies The purple from the distance dies, My prospect and horizon gone.
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