Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lounging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lounge \Lounge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lounging}.] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF.
longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the
centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with reference
also to L. longus long. Cf. {Long}, a.]
To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to
pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an
indolent manner.
We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature,
yawn over politics. --J. Hannay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lounging
adj : lying in a relaxed manner [syn: {lolling}]
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