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to lounge in

to lounge in

4 4.0
To relax comfortably and spend time lazily in a chair or on a sofa
  • phrasal verb
  • /laʊndʒ ɪn/
  • Informal
translation icon : holgazanear en
  • On lazy Sundays, I love to lounge in my pajamas while watching movies.
  • lounging in my chair
  • lounging in bed
  • lounging in the sun

So you're just just lying down there lounging in your zero gravity.

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Examples

  • Later, back in the motel room, we lounge in front of the TV, cracking and eating paper-shell pecans.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • LIVING ROOM - NIGHT: SHEPHERD and SYDNEY are lounging in front of a fireplace, having hot cups of something alcoholic.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • All those years of light work and lounging in the Arizona sun have left him in terrific shape.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "Here I am, while my man lounges in front of the TV, deaf and blind to anything but the game."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • MacBeth and his Lady would be a lot less ambitious if they had a pool to lounge in.

    A Talking Cat!?! (2013)

  • Jan Reed was lounging in the hall, apparently waiting for the press conference to start.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • When she goes to the city, she leaves me lounging in the swing underneath the oak tree.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Once settled, they lounge in the sunlight for hours, which sometimes dissolves into days.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The group was lounging in front of a fireplace on cushions.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Convicts are playing basketball and lounging in the yard.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

to sit around
vsto lounge in
  • Informal
350 1.1

To spend time sitting and doing very little without a clear purpose

is about relaxing comfortably in a place, not just sitting without purpose
to lounge
vsto lounge in
12 2.7

To sit or lie in a place and relax

emphasizes relaxing comfortably in a place rather than general idleness
to laze
vsto lounge in
7 4.3

To spend time relaxing and doing very little

highlights relaxing comfortably in one place rather than general idleness
to lounge around
vsto lounge in
  • Informal
5 3.8

To relax and do very little

focuses on comfort in a place rather than idle activity generally
to lounge about
vsto lounge in
  • UK
1 3.4

To spend time lazily doing little or nothing

refers more to relaxing comfortably in a location than to pure idleness
to loll around
vsto lounge in
  • Informal
1 4.4

To spend time doing very little and relaxing

stresses leisure in a place and comfortable posture rather than mere laziness

How Relaxed

to vegetate
  • Informal
1 6.3
to lounge in
  • Informal
4 4.0
to laze
7 4.3
to relax
∞ 1.0
to rest
816 1.0

Surface Forms

lounge in infinitive
lounged in past
lounged in past participle
lounging in present participle
lounges in third person singular

Morphology

lounge + in

The sense 'to relax comfortably in a place' is directly compositional from 'lounge' (to sit/relax idly) plus the locative preposition 'in', so a learner who knows both words can infer the meaning. This verb+preposition pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making it readily understandable at B1 level.

Etymology

Lounge in comes from the simple picture of someone leaning back comfortably inside a chair or on a sofa. Lounge shows the lazy, relaxed position and in shows the place, so it now means 'to relax' or spend time comfortably in a spot.