laze

American  

[leyz] / leɪz /

verb (used without object)

lazed, lazing

1. to idle or lounge lazily (often followed byaround ).

   I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.

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verb (used with object)

lazed, lazing

1. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed byaway ).

noun

1. a period of ease or indolence.

   a quiet laze in the hammock.

laze British  

/ leɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to be indolent or lazy

2. to spend (time) in indolence

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noun

1. the act or an instance of idling

Related Words

See lounge.

Etymology

Origin of laze

First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy

Example Sentences

As the morning got hotter, they lazed in the calm shallows off Turtle Beach.

From Literature

They lazed around the house munching berries they’d brought from a fruiting bush.

From Literature

Jay makes scrambled eggs and bagels for us, then we talk about what’s going to happen that day, and laze around until lunchtime.

From Los Angeles Times

“To spend time in nature, and not laze about indoors when the weather is fair,” she said.

From Literature

The siblings spent the afternoon there, lazing around the tree, until the robot marched past carrying the big, heavy toolbox.

From Literature

Related Words

• loiter
• loll
• saunter