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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In point of fact, while the proof sheet of the first message was being read, the lunar shadow would have been loitering among the Alleghanies.
From The Story of Eclipses by George F. (George Frederick) Chambers
"You have been loitering here with evil intent!" exclaimed the elder of the pair.
From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by William Le Queux
But we have been loitering too long on the brink of our story, and it is time we were fairly afloat.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Eliza Leslie
I am afraid those land sharks have our little place marked, too, for they have been loitering around all day.
From The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar by Margaret Penrose
At a street corner very near to Messrs. Scotcher's establishment she was intercepted by a tall, showily-dressed, rather coarse-featured girl, who seemed to have been loitering about.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
