Loi'ter, v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. LOITERED; p. pr. & vb. n. LOITERING.] [D. leuteren, loteren, to delay, loiter, Prov. Ger. lottern, to be loose, loiter, loose, slack, unsettled, vagrant, M. H. Ger. loter, O. H. Ger. lotar.] To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers. Syn.—To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.