laze

[ leyz ]

verb (used without object)

, lazed, laz·ing.

1. to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around ):

   I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.

verb (used with object)

, lazed, laz·ing.

1. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually followed by away ).

noun

1. a period of ease or indolence:

   a quiet laze in the hammock.

laze

/ leɪz /

verb

1. intr to be indolent or lazy
2. troften foll byaway to spend (time) in indolence

noun

1. the act or an instance of idling

Word History and Origins

Origin of laze¹

First recorded in 1585–95; back formation from lazy

Word History and Origins

Origin of laze¹

C16: back formation from lazy

Synonym Study

See lounge.

Example Sentences

And at these five properties you can make the most of the season, whether you want to splash in the ocean off the Maine coast, paddle board across a reservoir in upstate New York, kayak in a Rhode Island bay, or laze by a river on a South Carolina island.

From New York Times

Now 16, Pebbles does not tend to go after the wildlife so much, preferring to laze around campus waiting to be fed by staff.

From BBC

On land, northern elephant seals laze around, sleeping up to 14 hours a day.

From Washington Post

Two large pregnant pigs laze in an adjacent pen.

From Los Angeles Times

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• loiter
• loll
• saunter