lazily

[US]/'leizili/
[UK]/ˈlezɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a lazy or idle manner; sluggishly

Phrases & Collocations

moving lazily

lying lazily

eating lazily

walking lazily

Example Sentences

a dog blinking lazily at the fire;

smoke coiled lazily towards the ceiling.

He stirred and stretched lazily.

Bob, who had no intention of working, leaned lazily on his spade.

It lazily generates bytecodes from a syntax tree, using a simple one-pass compiler with built-in copy propagation.

He lounged lazily on the sofa.

She lazily scrolled through her social media feed.

The cat stretched lazily in the sun.

I lazily sipped my coffee on the porch.

They lazily strolled along the beach.

He yawned lazily before getting out of bed.

The dog wagged its tail lazily.

She lazily flipped through the pages of the book.

The old man sat lazily in his rocking chair.

The leaves rustled lazily in the breeze.

Real-world Examples

Then he pushed the cart lazily along the road.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

" As you have clearly realized, Wormtail, we have guests, " said Snape lazily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

They drift about lazily with the currents, providing a basic food for many larger animals.

Source: New Oriental Beautiful Short Essays Recitation

" Hold out your arm, " said Voldemort lazily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Scare easily, don't they? " he said lazily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The peddler himself walked along lazily by the side of the cart, smoking his black pipe.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

The cat is lying lazily in the sun.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

This was confirmed by a thin column of smoke lazily rising above the treetops.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

To crawl out of bed is to get out of bed very slowly and lazily.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

A great contentment stole over him; he grinned across at Ron, who grinned back lazily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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