[f. LOUNGE v. + -ING1.] a. That lounges. b. Characterized by, occupied in, or adapted for lounging.
1674. N. Fairfax, Bulk & Selv., 35. The foul stalking lundging body of that Og of Bashan.
1789. Charlotte Smith, Ethelinde, I. 108. There is not any of his … lounging, tonish friends of his half so well looking.
1807. Knox & Jebb, Corr., I. 326. There is … much of what is ‘flat, stale, and unprofitable’ in a lounging life.
1825. J. Neal, Bro. Jonathan, I. 16. He … walked with a sort of lounging stoop.
1851. Mayne Reid, Scalp Hunt., xxxviii. 289. The horses stand in lounging attitudes, asleep.
1857. Hawthorne, Eng. Note-Bks. (1879), II. 210. The library is … lounging and luxurious.
