Loiter (verb)

  1. 1. To stand or wait idly in a public place without any obvious purpose.
  2. 2. To linger in a place without any apparent reason.
  3. 3. To move in a slow or aimless way.
  4. 4. To spend time idly or without any specific purpose.

Origin:

Middle english loteren, from old english lātorian; akin to old high german luozōn to dawdle.

Examples:

  1. 1. He was arrested for loitering outside the store.
  2. 2. The teenagers were loitering on the street corner.
  3. 3. He was loitering in the park, not doing anything.
  4. 4. The group of people were loitering in the parking lot.
  5. 5. The dog was loitering around the food bowl, waiting for its next meal.
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