loafing
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Proof of that is in the presence of Meghan’s beloved beagle Guy, still loafing in the corner as our host roasts chicken and throws together caramelized onion tarts.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025
Walt Whitman inspired a former teacher’s fascination with loafing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Singer-songwriter popularized beach bum soft rock with “Margaritaville” and turned a celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023
We struck up a conversation — about the men loafing around us, about our day jobs, whatever — and promised to meet at the bar again the following week.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021
Themselves, they had covered twelve hundred miles with two days’ rest, and in the nature of reason and common justice they deserved an interval of loafing.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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