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Meanings of loiter in English

Portuguese
permanecer
Catalan
voltar

Be about.

permanecer
Usage of loiter in English
1
Texting works better and Portcullis House's atrium is the place to loiter.
The Guardian
2
Naked in other respects, they loiter away whole days by the fireside.
Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
3
Stand and watch, lurk and loiter for a while and nobody notices.
Act of treason
4
They loiter around the entrance, trying to look neither embarrassed nor excited.
The Irish Times
5
Here is some money; go quickly, and don't loiter by the way.
English Fairy Tales
6
Rook came back to loiter on her desktop when she'd hung up.
Frozen Heat
7
However, the soldiers were not allowed to loiter around in the streets.
The South African
8
While the musicians repose, they loiter, sauntering round, or recline on seats.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2
9
Jesus, Thou seest my heart, aid me that I loiter no more.
Religion in Earnest: A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York
10
They loiter on the streets, harassing boys and girls and encouraging fights.
The Guardian
11
It could give its operators plenty of time to 'loiter', awaiting further instructions.
News.com.au
12
Above them loiter larger, more powerful, machines controlled by US and French forces.
News.com.au
13
Unlike the lazy gulls they took no time to loiter along the way.
Where the Sun Swings North
14
Ferdinand did not loiter in carrying his desolating plans into execution.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
15
The second-Scattergood ,ifthe Examiner recalled the name-seemedinclined to loiter.
Runemarks
16
But stop and loiter all the time to sing it in ecstatic songs.
Leaves of Grass
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Translations for loiter
Portuguese
permanecerficar
Loiter through the time
Loiter across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common