Thesaurus / loiter
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Wood said in a later interview that he wished he could have told that man about all the times he’d felt profiled by police — beginning when an officer warned him as a middle-schooler about loitering as he played basketball.
IN D.C., HIGH-PROFILE CRIMES SPUR HARD CONVERSATIONS: ‘WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES’RACHEL CHASON, EMILY DAVIESJULY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOn another night, that bunch of teens loitering on a street corner was our pod analyzing the use of public space with a fellow parent, an urban planner.
WE CREATED A PANDEMIC POD FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS. IT WAS JUST WHAT WE ALL NEEDED.SARA LIPPMANN, HOLLY OJALVOJUNE 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIt was within an hour of midnight, and the weather being dark and piercing cold, he had no great temptation to loiter.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSWe may not loiter along the Nithdale road, rich as it is in traditions and relics of the past.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYI believe that is why Jim has a definite camping place in mind for each day and doesnt let us loiter much along the way.
THE ADVENTURE GIRLS AT K BAR OCLAIR BLANKMuch depends, however, whether the object of the cruise is to loiter about and fish, or to sail and cover the ground.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.Paul, the owner, would loiter in the rear, but was always on hand when we halted for meals.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSThis 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. LUCASI have never once seen a policeman in the lane, and the postmen always hurry out with no evidence of a desire to loiter.
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY, VOL. 1 (OF 4)VARIOUSHe used to loiter about talking groups if he caught the sound of his name, in the hope of gathering information.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIMFRANCES HODGSON BURNETTWORDS 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
- abated
- anchored it
- back-watered
- bogged down
- braked
- checked
- choked
- curbed
- curtailed
- cut back
- cut down
- decelerated
- decreased
- detained
- diminished
- eased off
- eased up
- embogged
- handicapped
- held back
- held up
- hindered
- hit the brakes
- impeded
- kept waited
- lagged
- lessened
- let down flaps
- loitered
- lost speed
- lost steam
- mired
- moderated
- postponed
- procrastinated
- qualified
- quieted
- reduced
- reduced speed
- reefed
- regulated
- reined in
- relaxed
- retardated
- retarded
- set back
- slackened
- stalled
- stunted
- tempered
- wound down
- abating
- anchoring it
- back-watering
- bogging down
- braking
- checking
- choking
- curbing
- curtailing
- cutting back
- cutting down
- decelerating
- decreasing
- detaining
- diminishing
- easing off
- easing up
- embogging
- handicapping
- hindering
- hitting the brakes
- holding back
- holding up
- impeding
- keeping waiting
- lagging
- lessening
- letting down flaps
- loitering
- losing speed
- losing steam
- miring
- moderating
- postponing
- procrastinating
- qualifying
- quieting
- reducing
- reducing speed
- reefing
- regulating
- reining in
- relaxing
- retardating
- retarding
- setting back
- slackening
- stalling
- stunting
- tempering
- winding 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
- dally
- drag
- drag one's feet
- dwell
- filibuster
- get no place fast
- goof around
- hang around
- hold the phone
- lag
- linger
- lodge
- loiter
- lose time
- pause
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- remain
- rest
- sojourn
- stall
- stay
- stick around
- stop
- stop over
- tail
- take one's time
- temporize
- tool
- trail
- visit
- wait
- warm a chair
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