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

Getting there Getting from Hard Rock Stadium to Gulfstream Park Village takes a little planning as the locations sit about 12 miles from each other. — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Now, yet again, state and local governments are launching an effort to help clean Lake Jesup, this time by removing some of the pollutants on a narrow creek before reaching the lake, which sits about 14 miles northeast of Orlando. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

With earnings due Friday, the stock is sitting about 3% off its recent highs and well above every meaningful support level on the chart. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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

Rhymes for sit about

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