Herumlungern — meaning in English

English meaning

• dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
• hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
• loiter verb To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.
• loitering noun The act of standing or hanging around somewhere without a clear purpose.
• mooch verb To get something, such as money or food, from someone else without paying or giving anything back; to sponge off others.
• slouch verb To stand or sit with the shoulders and head drooping forward instead of upright.

Senses

Herumlungern is used for these senses in English:

• dawdle (transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]
• hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
• linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• loaf (intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.
• loitering The action of the verb loiter.
• mooch (British) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
• slouch A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance

hang — full definition

1. verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
2. verb To kill someone by suspending them by the neck.
3. verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed, informal way (often "hang out").
4. noun A general understanding of how to do or use something.

Related German words