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

Kansas City’s rain chances sit around 30% overnight while northern Missouri has higher chances. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Look at high-yield savings account rates, for example, which sit around 4% now. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

His fastball only sits around 92-93, maybe 94 on a good day, but his funky delivery adds deception and misses bats. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Without those gains from just Alphabet and Amazon's private company stakes, aggregate earnings growth would be sitting around 29%, according to Dhillon. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for sit around

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