loiter
verb
[ ˈlɔɪtə ]
• stand or wait around without apparent purpose.
• "she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms"
Similar:
linger,
potter,
wait,
skulk,
loaf,
lounge,
idle,
laze,
waste time,
kill time,
while away time,
hang around/round,
hang about,
mooch about/around,
tarry,
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren ‘wag about’.
