lounging
Use Lounging in a sentence
dʒɪŋ adjective
1.
(of a garment) worn for leisure, as at home: lounging robe; lounging jacket.
2.
lacking energy or vigor; relaxed.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to pass time idly and indolently.
2.
to rest or recline indolently; loll: We lounged in the sun all afternoon.
3.
to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually followed by around, along, off, etc.).
verb (used with object)
4.
noun
5.
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
6.
a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., especially a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.
7.
a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.
8.
9.
Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.
10.
Archaic. a lounging gait.
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lounge (laʊndʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 2. | to pass (time) lazily or idly |
| —n | |
| 3. | a. a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in |
| b. (as modifier): lounge chair | |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) a living room in a private house |
| 5. | (Brit) lounge bar, Also called: saloon bar a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel |
| 6. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) |
| a. an expensive bar, esp in a hotel | |
| b. short for cocktail lounge | |
| 7. | a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back |
| 8. | the act or an instance of lounging |
| [C16: origin unknown] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lounge
c.1500, from Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fr. s'allonger (paresseusement) "to lounge about, lie at full length," from O.Fr. alongier "lengthen," from L. longus "long." Another etymology traces it through obsolete lungis (n.) "slow, lazy person" (c.1560), from M.Fr. longis, a generic application
of Longinus, supposed to be the name of the centurion who pierced Christ's side with a spear in John xix.34. Popular etymology associated the name with long (adj.). The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881; in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912, originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
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Example sentences
We would be lounging lushly in what was designed as a living room, not an airplane cabin.
Another favorite pastime is lounging on the region's white sandy beaches.
Even when lounging in a chaise, she has the animal attentiveness of a cougar stalking her prey.
The building will provide space for restrooms, a sheltered meeting area and spaces furnished for lounging and social gathering.
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