sit around

verb

sat around; sitting around; sits around

: to spend time doing nothing useful

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

Examples of sit around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, there’s a scene in the 2000 film Boiler Room where eight young traders are all sitting around a TV watching Wall Street. — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Especially since there are laptop deals still sitting around the internet like unclaimed jewels. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Audiobook walking clubs require no such advance planning—or the social pressure of sitting around in a circle. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

The numbers are similar to the 2016 Royals — who sat around $141 million — as Sherman alluded to on Tuesday. — Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for sit around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background