loiter

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.

   For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside.

2. verb To stroll about without any aim or purpose, to ramble, to wander.
3. verb To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
4. verb Of an aircraft, to remain in the air near a target.
5. noun A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose.

Similar words

hang around lurk lounge lollygag mill about mill around tarry mess about linger footle

Often followed by

in about on and around at or by away

Word family

loitered loiterer loiterers loitering loiters