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- [ley-zee]
- /ˈleɪ zi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-zee]
- /ˈleɪ zi/
Definitions of lazying word
- adjective lazying averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent. 1
- adjective lazying causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon. 1
- adjective lazying slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream. 1
- adjective lazying (of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright. 1
- verb without object lazying to laze. 1
- noun lazying Present participle of lazy. 1
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Origin of lazying
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; compare Low German lasich languid, idle
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Parts of speech for Lazying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lazying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lazying usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lazying
verb lazying
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- mosey — to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
Antonyms for lazying
verb lazying
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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