sit around

phrasal 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

Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne recorded their emotional episode sitting around a large wooden table covered in magazines featuring the Black Sabbath singer. —Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025

Open interest in Bitcoin perpetual futures sits around $68 billion, well below the $94 billion peak seen last month, while funding rates—a measure of leveraged positioning— remain flat. —Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025

Imai’s fastball sits around 95 mph, with a top velocity of 99 mph this season. —Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for sit around

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