Definition of loiter in English:

loiter

verb ˈlɔɪtəˈlɔɪdər

1no object, with adverbial of place Stand or wait around without apparent purpose.
踯躅，徘徊
she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms
她看见玛丽在衣帽间附近徘徊。
Example sentencesExamples
- We found that parental males keep track of how many sneaker males they see loitering near their nests during spawning time.
- Be especially aware of strangers loitering around ATMs this time of year.
- A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the man, who lives in Little Horton, challenged the group of five or six youths he discovered loitering near his car.
- I looked out of the window and could see three men loitering near the shop.
- My only other complaint was the over-attentive waiters, who always seemed to be loitering somewhere nearby, waiting for something to happen or checking that everything was fine.
- It turns out Risaku's mere hunch became reality and an assassin stood there, loitering in the doorway.
- This was a place for lost souls to loiter, waiting for a judgment never to come.
- I engaged in mundane chit-chat and constantly asked dumb questions to just about anyone who happened to be loitering in the vicinity.
- Outside my window I could see Neil, my former team leader, loitering near the car park entrance.
- Her eyes strayed to a biker loitering near his glitzy ride, all chrome and shiny metallic exhaust pipes.
- You're standing here loitering about in a very suspicious manner.
- Egg-laying hens loiter near their hen house and sometimes into the flowerbed.
- Be aware of youths loitering near vehicles or at traffic lights
- Even though I was used to this kind of thing, being that I was perpetually hanging around with Celia, I loitered near the door while she browsed.
- During this hostile exchange, Nageku loitered near the buffet table and helped himself to some wine.
- He was a generally despicable character, always loitering near his betters like a poisonous cloud, seeking only to advance his own pathetic powers.
- The thin man who had been loitering near the doorway slipped up to Umberto.
- I hold that one can loiter without being stationary.
- He said the police often received reports of young people loitering around street corners, but the fact is ‘they have a right to be there’.
- Nel had also been seen loitering near her home almost daily, standing there while watching her house.
Synonyms
linger, potter, wait, skulk
loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, kill time, while away time
informal hang around/round
British informal hang about, mooch about/around
archaic or literary tarry
1. 1.1with adverbial of direction Walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle.
  the weather had tempted them to loiter along the banks of the Cherwell
  Example sentencesExamples
  Alabaster couples loitered along the garden path, handsome, whole and serene.
  Synonyms
  dawdle, dally, stroll, saunter, loll, go slowly, take one's time, go/move at a snail's pace, drag one's feet, delay
  informal dilly-dally, mosey
  British informal mooch

Phrases

loiter with intent

dated Stand or wait around with the intention of committing an offence.
〔英格兰律〕〈旧〉恶意逗留，伺机作案

Derivatives

loiterer

noun ˈlɔɪtərəˈlɔɪd(ə)rər

This choice bit of dialogue was overheard by a loiterer.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most talkative teen loiterer speculates that there will be no more deaths.
- One option may be to play classical music at the station in a bid to deter loiterers.
- Occasionally some loiterers try to bum a cigarette or an argument breaks out.
- They look for odd or suspicious behavior: heavy clothes on a hot day, loiterers without luggage, anyone observing security methods.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren 'wag about'.

Rhymes

exploiter, goitre (US goiter), reconnoitre (US reconnoiter), Reuter

Definition of loiter in US English:

loiter

verbˈloidərˈlɔɪdər

1no object, with adverbial of place Stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.
踯躅，徘徊
she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms
她看见玛丽在衣帽间附近徘徊。
Example sentencesExamples
- Be aware of youths loitering near vehicles or at traffic lights
- I hold that one can loiter without being stationary.
- I looked out of the window and could see three men loitering near the shop.
- Even though I was used to this kind of thing, being that I was perpetually hanging around with Celia, I loitered near the door while she browsed.
- You're standing here loitering about in a very suspicious manner.
- Her eyes strayed to a biker loitering near his glitzy ride, all chrome and shiny metallic exhaust pipes.
- A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the man, who lives in Little Horton, challenged the group of five or six youths he discovered loitering near his car.
- He was a generally despicable character, always loitering near his betters like a poisonous cloud, seeking only to advance his own pathetic powers.
- My only other complaint was the over-attentive waiters, who always seemed to be loitering somewhere nearby, waiting for something to happen or checking that everything was fine.
- Outside my window I could see Neil, my former team leader, loitering near the car park entrance.
- During this hostile exchange, Nageku loitered near the buffet table and helped himself to some wine.
- It turns out Risaku's mere hunch became reality and an assassin stood there, loitering in the doorway.
- We found that parental males keep track of how many sneaker males they see loitering near their nests during spawning time.
- Be especially aware of strangers loitering around ATMs this time of year.
- Nel had also been seen loitering near her home almost daily, standing there while watching her house.
- I engaged in mundane chit-chat and constantly asked dumb questions to just about anyone who happened to be loitering in the vicinity.
- This was a place for lost souls to loiter, waiting for a judgment never to come.
- Egg-laying hens loiter near their hen house and sometimes into the flowerbed.
- He said the police often received reports of young people loitering around street corners, but the fact is ‘they have a right to be there’.
- The thin man who had been loitering near the doorway slipped up to Umberto.
Synonyms
linger, potter, wait, skulk
1. 1.1 Travel indolently and with frequent pauses.
  闲逛，游荡
  they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse
  他们在阳光下闲逛，一有点儿小事儿就停下。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Alabaster couples loitered along the garden path, handsome, whole and serene.
  Synonyms
  dawdle, dally, stroll, saunter, loll, go slowly, take one's time, go at a snail's pace, move at a snail's pace, drag one's feet, delay

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about’.

词汇	loiter
释义	Definition of loiter in English: loiter verb ˈlɔɪtəˈlɔɪdər 1no object, with adverbial of place Stand or wait around without apparent purpose. 踯躅，徘徊 she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms 她看见玛丽在衣帽间附近徘徊。 Example sentencesExamples We found that parental males keep track of how many sneaker males they see loitering near their nests during spawning time. Be especially aware of strangers loitering around ATMs this time of year. A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the man, who lives in Little Horton, challenged the group of five or six youths he discovered loitering near his car. I looked out of the window and could see three men loitering near the shop. My only other complaint was the over-attentive waiters, who always seemed to be loitering somewhere nearby, waiting for something to happen or checking that everything was fine. It turns out Risaku's mere hunch became reality and an assassin stood there, loitering in the doorway. This was a place for lost souls to loiter, waiting for a judgment never to come. I engaged in mundane chit-chat and constantly asked dumb questions to just about anyone who happened to be loitering in the vicinity. Outside my window I could see Neil, my former team leader, loitering near the car park entrance. Her eyes strayed to a biker loitering near his glitzy ride, all chrome and shiny metallic exhaust pipes. You're standing here loitering about in a very suspicious manner. Egg-laying hens loiter near their hen house and sometimes into the flowerbed. Be aware of youths loitering near vehicles or at traffic lights Even though I was used to this kind of thing, being that I was perpetually hanging around with Celia, I loitered near the door while she browsed. During this hostile exchange, Nageku loitered near the buffet table and helped himself to some wine. He was a generally despicable character, always loitering near his betters like a poisonous cloud, seeking only to advance his own pathetic powers. The thin man who had been loitering near the doorway slipped up to Umberto. I hold that one can loiter without being stationary. He said the police often received reports of young people loitering around street corners, but the fact is ‘they have a right to be there’. Nel had also been seen loitering near her home almost daily, standing there while watching her house. Synonyms linger, potter, wait, skulk loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, kill time, while away time informal hang around/round British informal hang about, mooch about/around archaic or literary tarry 1.1with adverbial of direction Walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle. the weather had tempted them to loiter along the banks of the Cherwell Example sentencesExamples Alabaster couples loitered along the garden path, handsome, whole and serene. Synonyms dawdle, dally, stroll, saunter, loll, go slowly, take one's time, go/move at a snail's pace, drag one's feet, delay informal dilly-dally, mosey British informal mooch Phrases loiter with intent dated Stand or wait around with the intention of committing an offence. 〔英格兰律〕〈旧〉恶意逗留，伺机作案 Derivatives loiterer noun ˈlɔɪtərəˈlɔɪd(ə)rər This choice bit of dialogue was overheard by a loiterer. Example sentencesExamples The most talkative teen loiterer speculates that there will be no more deaths. One option may be to play classical music at the station in a bid to deter loiterers. Occasionally some loiterers try to bum a cigarette or an argument breaks out. They look for odd or suspicious behavior: heavy clothes on a hot day, loiterers without luggage, anyone observing security methods. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren 'wag about'. Rhymes exploiter, goitre (US goiter), reconnoitre (US reconnoiter), Reuter verb.1 phr. Definition of loiter in US English: loiter verbˈloidərˈlɔɪdər 1no object, with adverbial of place Stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose. 踯躅，徘徊 she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms 她看见玛丽在衣帽间附近徘徊。 Example sentencesExamples Be aware of youths loitering near vehicles or at traffic lights I hold that one can loiter without being stationary. I looked out of the window and could see three men loitering near the shop. Even though I was used to this kind of thing, being that I was perpetually hanging around with Celia, I loitered near the door while she browsed. You're standing here loitering about in a very suspicious manner. Her eyes strayed to a biker loitering near his glitzy ride, all chrome and shiny metallic exhaust pipes. A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the man, who lives in Little Horton, challenged the group of five or six youths he discovered loitering near his car. He was a generally despicable character, always loitering near his betters like a poisonous cloud, seeking only to advance his own pathetic powers. My only other complaint was the over-attentive waiters, who always seemed to be loitering somewhere nearby, waiting for something to happen or checking that everything was fine. Outside my window I could see Neil, my former team leader, loitering near the car park entrance. During this hostile exchange, Nageku loitered near the buffet table and helped himself to some wine. It turns out Risaku's mere hunch became reality and an assassin stood there, loitering in the doorway. We found that parental males keep track of how many sneaker males they see loitering near their nests during spawning time. Be especially aware of strangers loitering around ATMs this time of year. Nel had also been seen loitering near her home almost daily, standing there while watching her house. I engaged in mundane chit-chat and constantly asked dumb questions to just about anyone who happened to be loitering in the vicinity. This was a place for lost souls to loiter, waiting for a judgment never to come. Egg-laying hens loiter near their hen house and sometimes into the flowerbed. He said the police often received reports of young people loitering around street corners, but the fact is ‘they have a right to be there’. The thin man who had been loitering near the doorway slipped up to Umberto. Synonyms linger, potter, wait, skulk 1.1 Travel indolently and with frequent pauses. 闲逛，游荡 they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse 他们在阳光下闲逛，一有点儿小事儿就停下。 Example sentencesExamples Alabaster couples loitered along the garden path, handsome, whole and serene. Synonyms dawdle, dally, stroll, saunter, loll, go slowly, take one's time, go at a snail's pace, move at a snail's pace, drag one's feet, delay Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about’.
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