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单词 loafing
释义

loaf

1 of 2

noun

ˈlōf How to pronounce loaf (audio)
plural loaves ˈlōvz How to pronounce loaf (audio)
1
: a shaped or molded mass of bread
2
: a shaped or molded often symmetrical mass of food
3
British slang : head, mind

loaf

2 of 2

verb

loafed; loafing; loafs

intransitive verb

: to spend time in idleness

Synonyms

Verb

  • bum
  • chill
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • dillydally
  • drone
  • footle
  • goof (off)
  • hack (around)
  • hang (around or out)
  • hang about [British]
  • idle
  • kick around
  • kick back
  • laze
  • lazy
  • loll
  • lounge
  • veg out
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Example Sentences

Noun slicing a loaf of bread Verb I spent most of the weekend just loafing around the house. the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Use a bread knife to slice 1-inch pieces accordion-style—leaving about ¾ inches connected at the bottom of the loaf. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Simply set your loaf pan within a 9x13 pan and bring a kettle of water to a boil. Bon Appétit, 12 Apr. 2022 Simply stack ingredients onto one big loaf, slice and enjoy! Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Or for an even more fitting base, seek out a long, thin loaf of Cuban bread to slice into small ½-inch thick slabs. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Make sure to use crusty bread with a rustic, sturdy crumb; a soft, yielding loaf will lead to a soggy, dense pudding. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021 Bakalov's Bee is foreign in more ways than one, an anxious interloper who works at a GameHut and naively presents a loaf of homemade zucchini bread to the host. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Swing by the café, get lunch, then go to the bakery next door and get a loaf of bread to bring home. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 At the top of the stairs, a fireman behind a reception desk gave him a loaf of bread. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
Verb
Using two spatulas, transfer loaf to a serving platter; cut into eight slices. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 There obviously are other motives for Fox’s bakers, the Murdochs, to knead more yeast into the Brady loaf. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022 The mixture of Dungeness and Jonah crabmeat was unseasoned and seemed scant compared to the engorged sourdough loaf the mixture was swiped onto. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022 What to order: The country loaf (their version of traditional sourdough), apple cheddar scones, chocolate croissants and the addictive sablé shortbread cookies. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 My dinner choice was a constant of shrimp and grits served with a freshly baked crusty bread loaf with drawn garlic butter to drizzle. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Scoring sourdough directs the expansion and shape of your final bread loaf by creating intentional weak spots. Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2021 For many years remote work had something of a stigma associated with it, as managers believed that being out of sight would mean people would loaf off and productivity would fall. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Chocolate malt ball loaf prep in honor of Father’s Day: 5 p.m. June 9. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English lof, from Old English hlāf; akin to Old High German hleib loaf

Verb

probably back-formation from loafer

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1835, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

loaf 1 of 2

noun

ˈlōf How to pronounce loaf (audio)
plural loaves
ˈlōvz
1
: a usually oblong mass of bread
2
: a dish (as of meat) baked in an oblong form

loaf

2 of 2

verb

loafed; loafing
: to spend time idly or lazily
During vacation I will loaf on the beach.

loafing 1 of 3

adjective

as in lounging

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lounging
  • loitering
  • lethargic
  • inactive
  • dawdling
  • tarrying
  • deliberate
  • leisurely
  • inert
  • lingering
  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dallying
  • ambling
  • poking
  • dragging
  • pokey
  • lagging
  • dilatory
  • measured
  • unhurried
  • strolling
  • shuffling
  • laggard
  • plodding
  • sluggish
  • tardy
  • dillydallying
  • poky
  • languid
  • procrastinating
  • slow
  • inching
  • slowing
  • heavy-footed
  • stalling
  • snail-paced
  • snaillike
  • slow-footed
  • filibustering
  • decelerating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rushing
  • running
  • hurrying
  • racing
  • flying
  • speeding
  • rapid
  • hasty
  • speedy
  • bolting
  • brisk
  • breathless
  • lightning
  • swift
  • fleet
  • ready
  • quick
  • whirling
  • dizzy
  • scudding
  • whirlwind
  • scooting
  • fast
  • snappy
  • breakneck
  • rocketing
  • meteoric
  • scurrying
  • expeditious
  • zipping
  • careering
  • barreling
  • prompt
  • whisking
  • accelerated
  • hurried
  • hastened
  • warp-speed
  • rushed
  • quickened
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loafing

2 of 3

noun

as in lolling

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lounging
  • lolling
  • dallying
  • goldbricking
  • lethargy
  • indolence
  • laziness
  • sloth
  • apathy
  • languor
  • inertia
  • shiftlessness
  • supineness
  • idleness
  • lassitude
  • sluggishness
  • listlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • industry
  • drive
  • industriousness
  • enterprise
  • hustle
  • initiative
  • ambition
  • go
  • diligence
  • energy
  • perseverance
  • assiduity
  • vigor
  • exuberance
  • pep
  • animation
  • vitality
  • liveliness
  • briskness
  • vivacity
  • sprightliness
  • assiduousness
  • robustness
  • vim
  • vibrancy
  • peppiness
  • lustiness
  • jazziness
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loafing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of loaf
as in lazing
to spend time doing nothing the kind of sultry August afternoon that makes you just want to loaf

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lounging
  • lazing
  • idling
  • resting
  • strolling
  • dawdling
  • lolling
  • bumming
  • playing
  • chilling
  • lazying
  • relaxing
  • poking
  • footling
  • dillydallying
  • mucking
  • droning
  • dallying
  • dozing
  • messing
  • loitering
  • killing time
  • lingering
  • kicking back
  • sauntering
  • hanging about
  • vegging out
  • hibernating
  • fooling
  • piddling
  • monkeying
  • twiddling one's thumbs
  • ambling
  • moseying
  • trifling
  • kicking around
  • hacking (around)
  • goofing (off)
  • malingering
  • estivating
  • lagging
  • hanging (around or out)
  • goldbricking
  • tarrying
  • swanning
  • aestivating
  • truanting
  • pottering (around)
  • fiddling (around)
  • puttering (around)
  • furloughing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • working
  • laboring
  • hustling
  • toiling
  • grubbing
  • plowing
  • sweating
  • slaving
  • plodding
  • plugging
  • grinding
  • humping
  • pegging
  • drudging
  • moiling
  • applying
  • buckling (down)
  • exerting
  • travailing
  • putting out
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