loiter
loiter is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
- intransitive verb. To wander as an idle vagrant.
- verb. be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
Synonyms
footle, lallygag, linger, loaf, lollygag, lounge, lurk, tarry
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in loiter:
Common word forms
loiters, loitered, loiterer, loitering
Words from these letters
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