Loi″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Loitered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Loitering.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
Sir John, you loiter here too long. Shak.
If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers.
2. To wander as an idle vagrant. Spenser.
Syn. — To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.