English-Thai Dictionary

loiter

VI ปล่อย เวลา ให้ ผ่าน ไป โดย เปล่าประโยชน์  เถลไถล  เอ้อระเหย  เตร็ดเตร่  อ้อยอิ่ง  idle dawdle ploi-we-la-hai-pan-pai-doi-plao-pra-yod

 

loiter

VT ปล่อย เวลา ให้ ผ่าน ไป โดย เปล่าประโยชน์  เถลไถล  เอ้อระเหย  เตร็ดเตร่  อ้อยอิ่ง  idle dawdle ploi-we-la-hai-pan-pai-doi-plao-pra-yod

 

loiter about

PHRV ยืน เตร็ดเตร่  เอ้อระเหย  loiter around yuen-tred-tre

 

loiter around

PHRV ยืน เตร็ดเตร่  เอ้อระเหย  loiter about yuen-tred-tre

 

loiter away

PHRV ปล่อย เวลา ให้ เสีย ไป โดย เปล่าประโยชน์  idle away ploi-we-la-hai-sia-pai-doi-plao-pra-yod

 

loiter in

PHRV ยืน เตร็ดเตร่ อยู่  ยืน เอ้อระเหย  ยืน อ้อยอิ่ง  yuen-tred-tre-yu

 

loiter over

PHRV ใช้เวลา ให้ สูญเสีย ไป กับ  หมดเวลา ไป กับ  linger over chai-we-la-hai-sun-sia-pai-kab

 

loiter with

PHRV เดิน เตร่ เพื่อ รอ ประกอบ อาชญากรรม (ทางกฎหมาย  doen-tre-puea-ro-pra-kob-ad-cha-ya-kam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOITER

v.i. To linger; to be slow in moving; to delay; to be dilatory; to spend time idly.
If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.

 

LOITERER

n.A lingerer; one that delays or is slow in motion; an idler; one that is sluggish or dilatory. Ever listless loiterers, that attend no cause, no trust, no duty and no friend.

 

LOITERING

ppr. Lingering; delaying; moving slowly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOITER

Loi "ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loitered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering. ]Etym: [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.]

 

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. ] Spenser.

 

Syn. -- To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.

 

LOITERER

LOITERER Loi "ter *er, n.

 

1. One who loiters; an idler.

 

2. An idle vagrant; a tramp. [Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson.

 

LOITERINGLY

LOITERINGLY Loi "ter *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a loitering manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

loiter

loi ter |ˈloitər ˈlɔɪdər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose: she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms. • travel indolently and with frequent pauses: they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse. DERIVATIVES loi ter er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag around. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

loiter

loi ¦ter |ˈlɔɪtə | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] stand or wait around without apparent purpose: she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms. • [ with adverbial of direction ] walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle: the weather had tempted them to loiter along the banks of the Cherwell. PHRASES loiter with intent English Law, dated stand or wait around with the intention of committing an offence. DERIVATIVES loiterer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

loiter

loiter verb 1 he loitered at bus stops: linger, wait, skulk; loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, lollygag; informal hang around; archaic tarry. 2 they loitered along the river bank: dawdle, dally, stroll, amble, saunter, meander, drift, putter, take one's time; informal dilly-dally, mosey. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD loiter, dally, dawdle, idle, lag Someone who hangs around downtown after the stores are closed and appears to be deliberately wasting time is said to loiter, a verb that connotes improper or sinister motives (the police warned the boys not to loiter ). To dawdle is to pass time in a leisurely way or to pursue something halfheartedly (dawdle in a stationery shop; dawdle over a sinkful of dishes ). Someone who dallies dawdles in a particularly pleasurable and relaxed way, with connotations of amorous activity (he dallied with his girlfriend when he should have been working ). Idle suggests that the person makes a habit of avoiding work or activity (idle away the hours of a hot summer day ), while lag suggests falling behind or failing to maintain a desirable rate of progress (she lagged several yards behind her classmates as they walked to the museum ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

loiter

loiter verb 1 he loitered in the parking lot: linger, potter, wait, skulk; loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, kill time, while away time; informal hang around /round; Brit. informal hang about, mooch about /around; archaic or literary tarry. 2 the weather had tempted them out to loiter along the river bank: dawdle, dally, stroll, saunter, loll, go slowly, take one's time, go /move at a snail's pace, drag one's feet, delay; informal dilly-dally, mosey; Brit. informal mooch. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD loiter, linger, dawdle See linger . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

loiter

loi ter /lɔ́ɪtə r /動詞 自動詞 1 【場所を 】ぶらぶらする, ぶらつく «about , around » .2 ぐずつく ; «…を » ゆっくり進む «along » (→linger )▸ loiter over one's job ぐずぐずと仕事をする 他動詞 〈時 〉をぶらぶらして過ごす (away ).～er /-t (ə )rə r /名詞 C ぶらつく人 ; のらくら者 .

 

loitering

l ó i ter ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 U 徘徊 （はいかい ）罪 .