sit about

verb

sat about; sitting about; sits about

chiefly British

: to spend time doing nothing useful

He sits about and does nothing while I do all the work.

Examples of sit about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps the most influential regional hot dog in Brockert’s life comes from the aforementioned Walter’s Hot Dogs, which sits about 30 miles northeast of New York City. — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The spread sits about 20 to 30 minutes from Santa Fe, with a collection of adobe-style buildings that reads less like a single residence and more like a private Old West village. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Flagg was sitting about 50 feet away when May made those comments. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Hamden, a village of fewer than 1,000 people, sits about 60 miles southeast of Columbus. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for sit about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout