lounging
Americanadjective
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(of a garment) worn for leisure, as at home.
lounging robe; lounging jacket.
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lacking energy or vigor; relaxed.
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Example Sentences
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Meyer shared a photo of Ogunlesi lounging at home and cradling their little one in his arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
He often sets off alarms, he said, to scare people from lounging on his property, which sits about 50 feet from a public beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
My earliest memories of the one-pot dish are of rainy days spent either lounging on the couch or under the sheets.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
I’m lounging on my bedroll reading Othello and Walter is on his cot reading Wordsworth.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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