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Definition of loiter verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

loiter

verb

NAmE//ˈlɔɪt̮ər//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they loiter

he / she / it loiters

past simple loitered

-ing form loitering

to stand or wait somewhere especially with no obvious reason synonym hang around (…) Teenagers were loitering in the street.

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