laze

[leyz]

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.

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

/ leɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to be indolent or lazy

2. to spend (time) in indolence

noun

1. the act or an instance of idling

Word History and Origins

Origin of laze¹

First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy

Word History and Origins

Origin of laze¹

C16: back formation from _lazy

Synonym Study

See lounge.

Example Sentences

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

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

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Despite the government's warnings, the mood appeared relaxed on Tel Aviv's seafront, with bronzed bodies lazing under beach umbrellas.

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Now 16, Pebbles does not tend to go after the wildlife so much, preferring to laze around campus waiting to be fed by staff.

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Hill highlights that this trend isn't just about lazing around but instead serves as a means to normalize the importance of rest in our lives.

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Related Words

• loiter 
• loll 
• saunter