Meanings
nounloitering (countable and uncountable, plural loiterings)
plural loiterings
- countableuncountableThe act or practice of lingering or remaining in a place aimlessly or without an obvious purpose.
a book about my loiterings in Europe
2 more examples
NO LOITERING [sign posted where hanging out and causing trouble is unwelcome]
When, however, drivers are registering net gains of 12, 13 and 14 min. on a schedule of 99 min. from Leicester to St. Pancras, there has clearly been no loitering on the way!
1959 September 28, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 626-627
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of loiter
Translations
Dutch rondhangen
- rondhangenThe action of the verb loiter
Finnish norkoilu, aikailu
- norkoiluThe action of the verb loiter
- aikailuThe action of the verb loiter
- oleiluThe action of the verb loiter
German Herumlungern, Herumhängen
- HerumlungernThe action of the verb loiter
- HerumhängenThe action of the verb loiter
- RumhängenThe action of the verb loiter
- HerumgammelnThe action of the verb loiter
Greek χρονοτριβή
- χρονοτριβή (chronotriví)The action of the verb loiter
Irish leadrán
- leadránThe action of the verb loiter
Portuguese vadiagem
- vadiagemThe action of the verb loiter
Russian торчание, праздношатание
- торчание (torčanije)The action of the verb loiter
- праздношатание (prazdnošatanije)The action of the verb loiter
Spanish vagancia, merodeo
- vaganciaThe action of the verb loiter
- merodeoThe action of the verb loiter
Tagalog asikot, ansikot
- asikotThe action of the verb loiter
- ansikotThe action of the verb loiter
Turkish ağır davranma
- ağır davranmaThe action of the verb loiter
Cite this entry
APA
loitering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loitering
MLA
“loitering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loitering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loitering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loitering.
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