Lounge

Quick meaning: Lounge is a verb meaning (intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

Meaning

(intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

More Meanings

1. To walk or go in a leisurely manner.
2. (now rare) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.
3. The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
4. (especially British) A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.
5. A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
6. A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
7. An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

Example Sentences

We like to spend our Sundays lounging about at home in our pyjamas.

We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics.

As she lounged past Leila's car she cast an insolent glance at the Irish girl.

Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies.

Word Forms

• lounges
• lounging
• lounged

Synonyms for lounge

Depending on context, synonyms include loll, loungeroom, den, parlour, parlor, bar.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lollygag, hang around, loiter, lurk, footle, tarry.

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