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loiter

loi·ter [ lóytər ] (past and past participle loi·tered, present participle loi·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular loi·ters)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. stand around idly: to stand around without any obvious purpose

2. proceed slowly: to do something in a slow lazy way, stopping often to rest

[15th century. Origin ?]

loi·ter·er noun
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