hang around
verb
hung around; hanging around; hangs around
1
intransitive,
informal
a
: to pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing
spent the day just hanging around with her friends
b
: to stay in or at a place for a period of time
had to hang around for over an hour, waiting for the bus
She didn't feel like hanging around at the club afterward …—
David Calder
David Calder2
transitive
informal
: to pass time or stay in or at (a place) or in the company of (someone)
hung around the house all day
My mother doesn't want me hanging around the park alone.—Judy Blume
Judy BlumeWhen he was 10 years old, Lester taught him-self to windsurf by hanging around the Europeans and Canadian tourists who rented boards on the beach at Varadero.—Sam Moses
Sam MosesExamples of hang around in a Sentence
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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That had been hanging around #2 for a while, but now that Untamed has been out this long and interest in The Hunting Wives hasn’t waned, that’s enough to get it to the top.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The Hornets are in a roster crunch and in order for Hall to hang around, Charlotte would have had to make a move.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s for much of the week, with heat index values hanging around 100 degrees.
—Brayden Garcia
july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
Each pinball game has a QR code, which can be scanned through an app that syncs with leaderboard displays hanging around the cafe.
—Jason Dill
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The Hornets are in a roster crunch and in order for Hall to hang around, Charlotte would have had to make a move.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2025
Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s for much of the week, with heat index values hanging around 100 degrees.
—Brayden Garcia
july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
Each pinball game has a QR code, which can be scanned through an app that syncs with leaderboard displays hanging around the cafe.
—Jason Dill
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hang around
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20around. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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