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Meaning of "loitering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOITERING

loitering  [ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOITERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loitering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOITERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loitering

Loitering is the act of remaining in a particular public place for a protracted time without an apparent purpose. Under certain circumstances, it is illegal in various jurisdictions.

Definition of loitering in the English dictionary

The definition of loitering in the dictionary is the fact or activity of standing or acting aimlessly or idly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOITERING


antilittering
ˌæntɪˈlɪtərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
chittering
ˈtʃɪtərɪŋ
embittering
ɪmˈbɪtərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
reconnoitring
ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
tittering
ˈtɪtərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
waitering
ˈweɪtərɪŋ
watering
ˈwɔːtərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOITERING

loid
loin
loin chop
loincloth
loins
loipe
loir
Loir-et-Cher
Loire
Loire-Atlantique
Loiret
loiter
loiterer
loiteringly
Lok Sabha
loke
Loki
Lokrian
Lokris
lokshen

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOITERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of loitering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOITERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loitering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loitering
dally · dawdle · delay · dilly-dally · idle · lag · linger · loaf · loll · saunter · skulk · stroll

Translation of «loitering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOITERING

Find out the translation of loitering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loitering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loitering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

游荡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vagancia
570 millions of speakers

English

loitering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

loitering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسكع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слонялся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vadiagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুরাফেরা করিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flânage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melepak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herumlungern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

徘徊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loitering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lảng vảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றி திரிந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेटिरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

loitering
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vagabondaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loitering
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тинявся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vagabondaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χασομερεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slenter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

söla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loitering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loitering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOITERING»

The term «loitering» is regularly used and occupies the 72.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOITERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loitering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loitering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loitering

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QUOTES WITH «LOITERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loitering.
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John Goodman
Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOITERING»

Discover the use of loitering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loitering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Loitering with Intent
Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association.
Muriel Spark, 2014
2
Loitering With Intent
Art, reality and the strange ways the two imitate one another are at the core of Muriel Spark's delightful Loitering with Intent, first published in 1981.
Muriel Spark, 2013
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Loitering with Intent
In mid-twentieth-century London, aspiring young writer Fleur Talbot becomes secretary to a motley group of egoists who are composing their memoirs in advance and uncovers material enough for any novelist, but is perplexed by the familiarity ...
Muriel Spark, 2001
4
Loitering With Intent
Key West is a great place to unwind, unless you?re Stone Barrington, and you?re looking for someone who doesn?t want to be found.
Stuart Woods, 2009
5
Banished : The New Social Control In Urban America: The New ...
A first key move toward banishment came in the form of new loitering-with-intent laws. From Loitering to Loitering-with-Intent Laws Although most vagrancy and loitering laws have been removed from the books, some remain in effect. In New  ...
Societies & Justice Program University of Washington in Seattle Katherine Beckett Professor of Sociology and the Law, Societies & Justice Program University of Washington in Seattle Steve Herbert Professor of Geography and the Law, 2009
6
In Sync with Adolescence: The Role of ...
For this particular reason, the issues that are addressed in this section — loitering , substance use, and delinquency - will be investigated with causality as a special consideration. THE RELATION BETWEEN MORNINGNESS-EVENINGNESS ...
Anna-Karin Andershed, 2007
7
Advances in Image and Video Technology: Third Pacific Rim ...
Unsupervised Pedestrian Re-identification for Loitering Detection Chung-Hsien Huang, Yi-Ta Wu, and Ming-Yu Shih Advanced Technology Center, Information & Communications Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research ...
Toshikazu Wada, Fay Huang, Stephen Lin, 2009
8
Why Loiter?: Women and Risk on Mumbai Streets
Basing this book on more than three years of research in Mumbai, Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan and Shilpa Ranade argue that though women’s access to urban public space has increased, they still do not have an equal claim to public space in ...
Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan, Shilpa Ranade, 2011
9
Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law
Moral Panics and Crime: The Gang Loitering Law If Americans fear sexual degeneracy and the breakup of the family, they fear crime even more. Sex and crime, indeed, are the two focal points of contemporary panic about the subversion of ...
Martha C. Nussbaum, 2009
10
Technical Feasibility of Loitering Lighter-Than-Air ...
The near-space region of earth's atmosphere above 20 kilometers altitude is greatly underutilized.
Eric R Moomey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOITERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loitering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
England needed a head start - The Australian
... and the cloudless radiance of a midsummer English Sunday evening at Lord's, amid euphoric Australians, loitering to savour an epic victory, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Phoenixville shop owner's kindness repaid with crime
He was adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for theft charges in 2008, then had two arrests for DUI in 2012, as well as a charge of loitering. «The Times Herald, Jul 15»
3
New Shirley Baker photography exhibition in London puts inner city …
The exhibition, called Women, Children and Loitering Men, will be on display at The Photographers' Gallery in London from July 17 to ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Cops: Horsham man stalked woman, drunkenly fled police in …
... Robert Sobeck on one count of felony fleeing or attempting to elude police and misdemeanor counts of stalking, loitering or prowling at night, ... «The Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Bale wants Totti's autograph - ESPN FC
In fact, Bale did his autograph hunting the old fashioned way -- by loitering outside the Roma dressing room until his hero emerged. «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
6
Newspaper carrier charged with alleged vandalism spree in …
... onto roadways, criminal mischief/damage property, disorderly conduct, loitering and corruptions of minors, according to court documents. «Uniontown Herald Standard, Jul 15»
7
The revolt against tourism, Opinion News & Top Stories - The Straits …
Loitering is forbidden; street vendors are strictly regulated. Similar restrictions apply at other tourist spots, like the gardens of Claude Monet in ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
Obama Has a Massive Database of Your Private Information, All to …
And two of those laws are spitting on the sidewalk, as well as loitering. They've looked at those laws and they found out that they inordinately ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
9
Bloopers include vultures feasting on Harrisburg - The Morning Call
NO LOITERING." Cannibals welcome. Someone else sent me a link to a story about a missing comma that convinced an appeals court to throw ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
10
Bridgeport man charged with weapon violations - Connecticut Post
NORWALK — A Bridgeport man police say was loitering near a public housing complex Friday allegedly was carrying a handgun with an ... «CT Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Loitering [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/loitering>. May 2024 ».
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