Antonyms for laze


Grammar : Verb
Spell : leyz
Phonetic Transcription : leɪz


Definition of laze

Origin :
  • 1590s, back-formation from lazy. Related: Lazed; lazing.
  • verb idle
Example sentences :
  • It was delightful to laze in the sunshine, to feel at peace with all the world.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes of the Farrells » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • It is possible these hooks may be pegs to prevent the shifting of the laze rods.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms » by H. Ling Roth
  • For the present I have no time and no right to laze and enjoy myself.'
  • Extract from : « Under the Chinese Dragon » by F. S. Brereton
  • I have time to laze a little, and lie down all dressed on the bed, resting and thinking.
  • Extract from : « Wanderers » by Knut Hamsun
  • A few days stolen out of the year in which to laze, and be happy, and—drift!
  • Extract from : « An Unknown Lover » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • So I left Bindley to laze in peace and took my way down to the beach.
  • Extract from : « A Veldt Vendetta » by Bertram Mitford
  • Say that I begged you to leave Oxford, that I want you to laze the rest of your life away.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Sir Hugh Walpole
  • There was a general inclination to “laze” 103 about the camp and read, or take naps after that heavy breakfast.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High in Camp » by Gertrude W. Morrison
  • Nowhere else is one so free to "laze" without the rebuke even of one's own occasionally too zealous conscience.
  • Extract from : « The Thames » by G. E. Mitton
  • I feel more inclined to lie on the lawn and laze than go climbing hills again.
  • Extract from : « The Third Class at Miss Kaye's » by Angela Brazil

Synonyms for laze

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