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Synonyms for loiter
ˈlɔɪ tərloi·ter

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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb

    be about

    "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

    Synonyms:
    loll around, loaf, bushwhack, bum about, hover, arse about, lounge around, mill around, frig around, arse around, mess about, lurk, bum around, lounge, waylay, loll, mill about, bum, mill, hang around, lollygag, skulk, lallygag, footle, tarry, ambuscade, linger, lie in wait, scupper, ambush, lounge about, dawdle, waste one's time

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. loiterverb

    Synonyms:
    lag, linger, delay, saunter, dillydally, move slowly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. loiterverb

    Synonyms:
    saunter, linger

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How to use loiter in a sentence?

  1. Peter Layton:

    Space-based systems are just as good but they are more predictable in their orbital dynamics, an advantage of balloons is that they can be steered using onboard computers to take advantage of winds and they can go up and down to a limited degree. This means they can loiter to a limited extent.

  2. Peter Layton:

    A satellite ca n’t loiter and so many are needed to criss-cross an area of interest to maintain surveillance.

  3. Winslow Wheeler:

    [The F-16 is] too fast, too delicate and it can’t loiter around enough to provide support.


Translations for loiter

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  • lelkovatCzech
  • rumhängen, rumlungernGerman
  • merodear, holgazanear, vagar, perder el tiempoSpanish
  • munia, roikkua, maleksia, seisoksiaFinnish
  • flâner, traînerFrench
  • ácsorog, lézeng, álldogálHungarian
  • slóraIcelandic
  • indugiare, vagabondare, gironzolare, aggirarsi, attardarsi, oziare, sostareItalian
  • moror, sedeoLatin
  • karioi, paratinaku, whakatinakuMāori
  • rondhangenDutch
  • slentreNorwegian
  • wałęsać się, kręcić sięPolish
  • торчать, околачиваться, ошиватьсяRussian

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