stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Synonyms

• remain
• stay
• hang around
• wait

Examples of stick around in a Sentence

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up

Recent Examples on the Web

Mustafa was inside a gym talking about the Eagles’ tush push sticking around despite efforts to ban the play. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

Placing sharp sticks around tender seedlings in containers can deter squirrels and are easily removed as the plant grows. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025

Whether that balancing act proves sustainable may depend on just how long America’s two-track consumer economy sticks around. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

Whether that's signing Mayfield to an extension after his first season or ensuring that Mike Evans and Chris Godwin stick around, Tampa Bay has been pulling out all of the stops to make Mayfield's environment as friendly as possible. —Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stick around

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

Kids Definition

stick around

verb

: to stay or wait about : linger