- present participle of loiter.
loitering
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Ciara Squires, a 34-year-old nurse, said she had also seen at least two people outside her window and found it frightening to return home because people were often loitering outside.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Cease your practice of copying tour pros, who have turned golf into survival of the finickiest by adhering to preshot routines that violate loitering laws in most states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The U.S. also has loitering, guided munitions, such as AeroVironment’s Switchblade, that can be used for different combat objectives.
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
The streets were mostly silent and deserted that morning, but every now and then we’d pass a woman wearing curlers or a group of men in T-shirts with motor-oil decals, loitering in a doorway.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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