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lazying

verb

present participle of lazy
as in lazing
to spend time doing nothing a good afternoon to spend lazying on the back porch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazying
  1. lazing
  2. lounging
  3. loafing
  4. resting
  5. relaxing
  6. idling
  7. bumming
  8. lolling
Verb
  • The sense of just how much there is to do in this part of the world—the length of the scale between lazing and becoming ultra-active—is palpable.
    — Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
  • Its clear, shallow waters were pleasant to wade into after lazing under one of the scrubby trees on the sand.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Definition of lazing
Verb
  • Up top, a large rooftop deck is the star of the show, offering plenty of space for lounging or entertaining with a beautiful backdrop.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Deutch can be seen lounging around a Tribeca loft, layering T-shirts and knits and stepping out in the trench.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounging
Verb
  • Kids who used to run to the field excited to play, suddenly started loafing to the field wearing their crocs with their heads buried in their phones.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The pair had been loafing for some time among a grove of apple trees on a private residence in Payson.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of loafing
Verb
  • The sculptures with images are polished in the center, creating mirrors that open up the space, resting on the floor and on the wall.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Avoid sitting with your legs crossed (one leg resting on the other) for long periods.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of resting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, by relaxing the rules around third-party apps, WordPress now offers more power, flexibility, and options to expand your site's capabilities than Webflow does.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But there are plenty of in-house attractions, too, from the art-gallery-style collection of contemporary works to the relaxing rooftop pool to the modern Restaurant H3.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of relaxing
Verb
  • Working with Nic was like driving a Lamborghini that could shift from unbreakable speed to idling like a purring lioness.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If drivers are caught idling, a picture of their license plate will be taken and they will be charged a $100 fine.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of idling
Verb
  • Spring cleaning bumming you out?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what was bumming him out.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of bumming
Verb
  • Okeadu slid to the ground with a thud, his head lolling strangely, with sharp, anguished sounds rising from his body.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • My dad was the king of belting along to Hall & Oates and the Rolling Stones, but karaoke there usually took the form of the residents watching, heads lolling, as the caretakers performed the songs.
    — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of lolling
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“Lazying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazying. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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