lollygags

variants also lallygags
present tense third-person singular of lollygag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lollygags
Verb
  • But that was before the arrival of teplizumab, a monoclonal antibody approved in late 2022 that delays the advance of the illness and may even halt it at stage 2 in some people.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That clogs the judicial system, wastes limited resources, and delays justice for those with legitimate grievances.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But living through that moment, in that city, at that time of my life, left a mark and the ethos of it all still lingers.
    Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The camera lingers over the $20 bill Maggie has left, and the film cuts to black.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 20-second clip, apparently captured by a doorbell camera, shows the woman screaming for help as a man drags her away from near the front door of a residence.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As the federal government shut-down drags on, so does the misery for passengers flying in to or out of Charlotte’s airport — flight delays here are approaching 2,000 since last week.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Lollygags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollygags. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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