Thesaurus / loiter
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Were you born into the world, do you think, to loiter through life an idle worshipper at the altar of beauty?
A LOST LEADERE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
This is our time; we may now loiter at our ease secure from the swift and scorching sarcasms of the crowded dawn.
A WANDERER IN PARISE. V. LUCAS
Messrs. Leadham and Loiter, the publishers, were civil to her.
THE WAY WE LIVE NOWANTHONY TROLLOPE
There was landscape enough here for any budding Turners, but we two had still eight hours to go and not money enough to loiter.
THE LUCK OF THIRTEENJAN GORDON
He could loiter at street corners now with the best of them, and talk to any one who happened to be loitering there too.
RAVENSHOEHENRY KINGSLEY
“You may rest assured that we shall not loiter in Norfolk,” said Mr. Berners.
CRUEL AS THE GRAVEMRS. EMMA D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH
It was because Rossini, who was one of his idols, had said "that a musician should loiter away some of his time under that sky."
AN ENGLISHMAN IN PARISALBERT D. (ALBERT DRESDEN) VANDAM
Needless to say we did not loiter there, especially as it had been shelled several times during the preceding few days.
THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919CAPTAIN W. C. C. WEETMAN
You had more time to loiter on a summer morning, and there was less distance to plod through the winter snows and rains.
A COUNTRY DOCTOR AND SELECTED STORIES AND SKETCHESSARAH ORNE JEWETT
Since by dark wood, or hamlet far retired, Spell-struck, with thee I loiter'd.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY KIRKE WHITEHENRY KIRKE WHITE
WORDS RELATED TO LOITER
- abate
- anchor it
- back-water
- bog down
- brake
- check
- choke
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cut down
- decelerate
- decrease
- detain
- diminish
- ease off
- ease up
- embog
- handicap
- hinder
- hit the brakes
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- keep waiting
- lag
- lessen
- let down flaps
- loiter
- lose speed
- lose steam
- mire
- moderate
- postpone
- procrastinate
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- reduce speed
- reef
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- retard
- retardate
- set back
- slacken
- stall
- stunt
- temper
- wind down
- abate
- anchor it
- back-water
- bog down
- brake
- check
- choke
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cut down
- decelerate
- decrease
- detain
- diminish
- ease off
- ease up
- embog
- handicap
- hinder
- hit the brakes
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- keep waiting
- lag
- lessen
- let down flaps
- loiter
- lose speed
- lose steam
- mire
- moderate
- postpone
- procrastinate
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- reduce speed
- reef
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- retard
- retardate
- set back
- slacken
- stall
- stunt
- temper
- wind down
- abate
- anchor it
- back-water
- bog down
- brake
- check
- choke
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cut down
- decelerate
- decrease
- detain
- diminish
- ease off
- ease up
- embog
- handicap
- hinder
- hit the brakes
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- keep waiting
- lag
- lessen
- let down flaps
- loiter
- lose speed
- lose steam
- mire
- moderate
- postpone
- procrastinate
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- reduce speed
- reef
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- retard
- retardate
- set back
- slacken
- stall
- stunt
- temper
- wind down
- abide
- bide
- bunk
- continue
- dally
- delay
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hold the fort
- hover
- lag
- last
- linger
- loiter
- nest
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- procrastinate
- put down roots
- remain
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stand
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
- abide
- bide
- bunk
- continue
- dally
- delay
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hold the fort
- hover
- lag
- last
- linger
- loiter
- nest
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- procrastinate
- put down roots
- remain
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stand
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
- abide
- bide
- bunk
- continue
- dally
- delay
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hold the fort
- hover
- lag
- last
- linger
- loiter
- nest
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- procrastinate
- put down roots
- remain
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stand
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
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