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loi·ter

loiter

 
 
pronunciation:
loI tr
part of speech: verb
inflections: loiters, loitering, loitered
definition: to stand around idly.
Teenagers loitered outside the movie theater.
similar words:
dawdle, idle, loaf, loll, lurk
derivations: loiteringly (adv.), loiterer (n.)