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loi•ter
Pronunciation: (loi'tur), [key]—
v.i.
1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place:
to loiter around the bus terminal.
2. to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand, etc.:
to loiter on the way to work.
3. to waste time or dawdle over work:
He loiters over his homework until one in the morning.
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v.t.
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually fol. by
away):
to loiter away the afternoon in daydreaming. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.