stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Synonyms of stick around

• 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

Stop for breakfast at Musa, a buzzy café kiosk in São Conrado, and stick around for a beach day away from the crowds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Start your trick-or-treating as early as noon at local businesses and stick around for family-friendly fun, vendors, entertainment, and of course the parade and costume contest. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

While rain chances will be back at some point next week (model data isn't in agreement just yet on timing), the pleasant, unseasonably warm afternoon temps look to be sticking around through the middle of November. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Naysayers of the divisive sneaker heel category might think that the hybrid style will never be more than a novelty item — but in 2026, the sport-meets-glamour aesthetic is sticking around and getting reinvented in all kinds of innovative ways. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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