Lounged

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lounge \Lounge\ (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun"j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a
     tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be
     fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body
     of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus long. Cf.
     {Long}, a.]


     To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to
     pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an
     indolent manner.
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           We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature,
           yawn over politics.                      --J. Hannay.
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