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loitered

VERB

hang around; stroll

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble dawdle linger loll lounge ramble saunter traipse

STRONG

dabble dally delay diddle drag flag halt hover idle lag loaf pause poke procrastinate shamble shuffle slacken slough tarry trail wait

WEAK

fritter away get no place fast pass time put off waste time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hurry run rush

STRONG

advance carry on complete continue do finish forge forward go go ahead hasten push

WEAK

leave vamoose

Example Sentences

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In the days, weeks and months leading up to the release of “Michael,” the one question that loitered at the top of my mind was why Jackson’s estate wasn’t content to leave well enough alone.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

He loitered in the streets with his friends and called them “my pippin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Border Patrol cops loitered on the sidewalks of a popular nightlife strip, where they got an earful from a passerby in a pink pointelle shirt.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

A small, wiry, pockmarked young man with curly hair and a hard-to-place accent, he loitered in the area for hours, asking kitchen workers if his target would be coming that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

We loitered boisterously and we loitered in public.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama