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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—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 11 July 2025
It was then hung around the nave of the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 11 July 2025
It was then hung around the nave of the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
The Steam Summer Sale ends on July 7, so don’t hang around if one of these games has caught your eye.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The sweltering temperatures around Ohio are hanging around, and that extreme heat has cut power at times to thousands around the state.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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