laze
to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by away).
a period of ease or indolence: a quiet laze in the hammock.
Origin of laze
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How to use laze in a sentence
One can not always go lazing on, even in a houseboat; even upon an ancient waterway leading through Colonial-land.
Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle HutchinsThe tendency towards lazing and idling, the desire to make money without exertion, is strongly developed in Great Britain.
British Socialism | J. Ellis BarkerThey did a little fishing and a good deal of quiet lazing, a little exploring, and even one or two long, all-day rambles.
The Swindler and Other Stories | Ethel M. DellThe idea of three strong men like that lazing round for two mortal hours doin' nothin'.
A First Family of Tasajara | Bret HarteIt's a grand opportunity for lazing, an opportunity that can't occur often in life, and I want to make the most of it.
The Sign of the Spider | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for laze
/ (leɪz) /
(intr) to be indolent or lazy
(tr often foll by away) to spend (time) in indolence
the act or an instance of idling
Origin of laze
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