kick around
verb
kicked around; kicking around; kicks around
1
: to wander or pass time aimlessly
2
a
: to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten
b
: to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time
ideas that have been kicking around for years
1
: to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion
2
: to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles
Synonyms
Examples of kick around in a Sentence
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 2024-25 basketball season will pose next-level challenges for both the Mountain West and West Coast conferences, which won’t have the Pac-12 to kick around anymore.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These are the sorts of questions kicking around Sacramento, where lawmakers are considering a slew of proposals to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Connect three or four of these fantastic stops and spend a week kicking around The Centennial State or hit every single one and never leave.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
The three writers spent two hours kicking around ideas but came up empty.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
At the beach, Bear was kicking around a soccer ball with his dad.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Looks like the internet won’t have Che Diaz to kick around anymore.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
Newsom is going to get lonely without candidate Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, to kick around any more, via Tom Philp.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
This two-second interaction is still kicking around in my head 20 years later.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These are the sorts of questions kicking around Sacramento, where lawmakers are considering a slew of proposals to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Connect three or four of these fantastic stops and spend a week kicking around The Centennial State or hit every single one and never leave.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
The three writers spent two hours kicking around ideas but came up empty.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
At the beach, Bear was kicking around a soccer ball with his dad.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Looks like the internet won’t have Che Diaz to kick around anymore.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
Newsom is going to get lonely without candidate Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, to kick around any more, via Tom Philp.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
This two-second interaction is still kicking around in my head 20 years later.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Kick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20around. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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