loiter (Meaning)
loiter (v)
be about
loiter (v. i.)
To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
To wander as an idle vagrant.
Synonyms & Antonyms of loiter
Synonyms:
- drag one's feet
- saunter
- inch
- plod
- fiddle (around)
- potter (around)
- take one's time
- dillydally
- amble
- mess around
- loaf
- loll
- decelerate
- slow (down or up)
- ease
- trifle
- hang (around or out)
- drag one's heels
- dally
- monkey (around)
- shilly-shally
- fool around
- temporize
- procrastinate
- putter (around)
Antonyms:
loiter Sentence Examples
- The suspicious individuals loitered outside the jewelry store, their intentions unknown.
- The police arrested the teenagers for loitering in the park after curfew.
- The students were instructed not to loiter in the hallways during class time.
- The vagrants loitered on the street corner, begging for spare change.
- The security guard approached the group loitering in the mall, asking them to disperse.
- The tourists loitered in the museum, absorbing the historical exhibits.
- The hungry cat loitered near the kitchen, hoping for a handout.
- The drivers loitered in the parking lot, waiting for their ride-sharing assignments.
- The cyclists loitered at the intersection, chatting while waiting for the green light.
- The shoppers loitered in the department store, browsing the aisles and making their selections.
FAQs About the word loiter
be aboutTo be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind., To wander as an idle vagrant.
crawl,linger, drag, poke, stroll, delay, mope, stall,dawdle, stagger
fly, hasten, race, dash, hurry, rip, scoot, scurry, rush, whisk
The suspicious individuals loitered outside the jewelry store, their intentions unknown.
The police arrested the teenagers for loitering in the park after curfew.
The students were instructed not to loiter in the hallways during class time.
The vagrants loitered on the street corner, begging for spare change.
