to loiter, to idle around
Zeit verschwenden oder ziellos umherwandern.
To wander aimlessly or spend time doing nothing.
☞ Often used in the sense of 'to hang around'.
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Anstatt zu arbeiten, pimmelt er den ganzen Nachmittag in der Fußgängerzone herum.— Instead of working, he idles around the pedestrian zone all afternoon.
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Er pimmelt schon wieder vor dem Kiosk herum.— He is loitering around the kiosk again.