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

Picture a group of men sitting around a table in an old hut on a grey island in the sea. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The name suggests camping chairs are only used for sitting around a fire in the great outdoors, which is untrue. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

During the meeting, a handful of people looked at their laptops, with those attending in person sitting around a nearly empty oval table in the board’s conference room. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Television characters sitting around having conversations on sofas has served prolific producer Chuck Lorre very well. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for sit around

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