transitive. To pass (a period of time) in languishing. Chiefly with out. Also intransitive. Now archaic and rare.

To bring into some position or condition by, or to the accompaniment of, yawning; also occasionally, to pass through in a lethargic manner.

intransitive. To move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter, loiter. Chiefly in present participle = loafing, idling, lazy, slovenly…

colloquial. transitive. To pass away (time) in an aimless or listless manner. Also: to utter dreamily (in quot. 1836 with clause as object). Obsolete.