loiter
verb (used without object)
to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place.
have been loitering
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present perfect progressiveof loiter.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A princess would not and could not have been loitering by the bridge near the House under the Wall.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
As the two crossed the pavement—tall, beautiful Beverley and quaint little Clo—a man who must have been loitering close by started toward them with a limping step, and took off his hat.
From The Lion's Mouse by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
You have been loitering the day at Mr. Ballard’s?
From The Eye of Dread by Payne Erskine
Could you tell me, by the way, anything about that house with the square tower at the end; I have been loitering round it half the afternoon.
From The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird
I have been loitering out in the garden here this golden day of Spring.
From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by William Aldis Wright
