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41loiter — verb 1) he loitered at bus stops Syn: linger, wait, skulk; loaf, lounge, idle, laze, waste time, lollygag; informal hang around; archaic tarry 2) they loitered along the river bank Syn: dawdle, dally …
42linger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, dally, loiter, dawdle, poke; remain, persist. See lateness, durability, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go reluctantly] Syn. tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod …
43tarry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, stay, wait; idle, dawdle; visit (with); bide a while, sojourn; delay, dally. See lateness, durability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. delay, dawdle, dally, wait; see linger 1 , loiter . See… …
44Slowness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Slowness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 slowness slowness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 languor languor &c.(inactivity) 683 Sgm: N 1 drawl drawl Sgm: N 1 creeping creeping &c. >V. lentor …
45delay — vb 1 Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain are not always close synonyms, but they carry the same basic meaning: to cause someone or something to be behind in his or its schedule or usual rate of movement or progress. Delay implies the operation,… …
46loiter — loi•ter [[t]ˈlɔɪ tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place 2) to move in a slow, idle manner 3) to waste time or dawdle over work 4) to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usu. fol. by away): to loiter… …
47delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II …
48dally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, prolong, idle; trifle, flirt, philander. See amusement, lateness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To flirt] Syn. toy, tease, play, trifle; see flirt 1 . 2. [To trifle] Syn. dawdle, idle, putter; see… …
49drag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. draw, pull, tow, tug, haul; protract, draw out; lag, dawdle, inch along. Slang, race. See slowness, traction, lateness. in drag II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything that is drawn] Syn. harrow, scraper, bar …
50lag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, drag, fall behind, hang back. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slack, retardation, slowness, belatedness, tardiness, falling behind, interval, pulling back, delay, slowdown, drag,… …
