Source : WordNet®

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     v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
          Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
          the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {lollygag}, {loaf},
           {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger},
           {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
     2: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense