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loiter
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loiter something away
to idle away a period of time. Those boys will loiter half their lives away. They loitered away their summer vacation.
See also: away

loiter around

to idle somewhere; to hang around. Stop loitering around! Get going! The kids were loitering around for most of the summer.
See also: around

loiter over something

to dawdle or linger over something. Don't loiter over your meal. I want to start the dishwasher. I wish you wouldn't loiter over your chores.


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