loitering

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loitering

noun loiterings

countable, uncountable The act or practice of lingering or remaining in a place aimlessly or without an obvious purpose. NO LOITERING [sign posted where hanging out and causing trouble is unwelcome]

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of loiter

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verb The action of the verb loiter

Español	vagancia, merodeo
Português	vadiagem
Deutsch	Herumlungern, Herumhängen, Rumhängen, Herumgammeln
Ελληνικά	χρονοτριβή chronotriví
Русский	торчание torčanije, праздношатание prazdnošatanije

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@misc{loitering_2026,
  title = {loitering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loitering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}