I felt uncomfortable with those kids loitering around in the train.
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Loitering
Synonyms for "loitering" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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Translations
18 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- rondhangen noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Finnish
3 entries- aikailu noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- norkoilu noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- oleilu noun (The action of the verb loiter)
German
4 entries- Herumgammeln noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- Herumhängen noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- Herumlungern noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- Rumhängen noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Greek
1 entries- χρονοτριβή noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Irish
1 entries- leadrán noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Portuguese
1 entries- vadiagem noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Russian
2 entries- праздношатание noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- торчание noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Spanish
2 entries- merodeo noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- vagancia noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Tagalog
2 entries- ansikot noun (The action of the verb loiter)
- asikot noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Turkish
1 entries- ağır davranma noun (The action of the verb loiter)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Just where have you been loitering around without your attendants?
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It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
Source: tatoeba (327999)
O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, alone and palely loitering?
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