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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps copying slow movement |
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lounge2 [intransitive]
1 [always + adverb/preposition] to stand, sit, or lie in a lazy or relaxed way : 
Nathan was lounging on the grass bank outside the cottage.
Nathan was lounging on the grass bank outside the cottage.2 to spend time relaxing and doing nothing, often when you should be doing something [= laze around]: James does nothing but lounge around the apartment.
lounge around
lounge about British EnglishJames does nothing but lounge around the apartment.