Loi·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering.]
1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
Sir John, you loiter here too long. --Shak.
If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. --Rogers.
2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.]
Syn: -- To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.
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