move aimlessly
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loiter — loi·ter / lȯi tər/ vi: to remain in or hang around an area for no obvious purpose; specif: to linger aimlessly for the purpose of committing a crime a statute forbidding any person from loiter ing on school grounds Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… … Law dictionary
wander — wander, stray, roam, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander can mean to move about more or less aimlessly or without a plan from place to place or from point to point. Most of these verbs may imply walking, but most are not… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wandering — wan·der·ing || wÉ‘ndÉ™rɪŋ / wÉ’n n. moving aimlessly from place to place adj. moving aimlessly from place to place; winding, twisting; loitering wan·der || wÉ‘ndÉ™(r) / wÉ’n v. loiter; move aimlessly; lose one s way; go astray … English contemporary dictionary
play — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen Date: before 12th century 1. a. swordplay b. archaic game, sport c. the conduct, course, or action of a game … New Collegiate Dictionary
meander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. wind, drift, twist, turn; go with the wind, the tide, or the current; float or move aimlessly; wander, roam, ramble. See deviation, convolution. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To turn] Syn. recoil, change … English dictionary for students
ride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. drive, tour, journey, travel; jog, gallop, trot, etc.; cycle, pedal. v. t. be borne; sit (a horse); mount, straddle; tease, harass. See support, travel, ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drive,… … English dictionary for students
doodle — [do͞od′ l] vi. doodled, doodling [Ger dudeln, to play (the bagpipe), hence to trifle, dawdle (< Pol dudlić < dudy, a bagpipe < Turk duduk, a flute); reinforced by echoic TOOTLE & DAWDLE] 1. to move aimlessly or foolishly; dawdle ☆ 2. to… … English World dictionary
tool — 1. n. Penis.* 2. v. Move aimlessly. Hence tool along, about, around, etc. Move (walk, drive) without purpose. Be unoccupied … A concise dictionary of English slang
ramble — I. verb (rambled; rambling) Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of romblen, frequentative of romen to roam Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move aimlessly from place to place b. to explore idly 2. to talk or write in a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rove — I. verb (roved; roving) Etymology: earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin Date: 1536 intransitive verb to move aimlessly ; roam transitive verb to wander through or over Synonyms: see wander II … New Collegiate Dictionary
