loiter
verb (used without object)
to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place.
have loitered
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present perfectof loiter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He is also alleged to have "loitered in the area of her temporary residence".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
Others have loitered in the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
In a July 31 intelligence bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security said it had recorded more than 500 cases since 2012 in which unauthorized drones have loitered over “sensitive sites and critical installations.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015
How comes it, villains! that you have loitered abroad so late as this?
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
We have loitered long with Yehuda Halevi, and still not long enough, for we have not yet spoken of his claims to the title philosopher, won for him by his book Al-Chazari.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
