as in remaining
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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Recent Examples of hanging around
These slip-ons are ideal for giving your tired feet some love while hanging around a campsite at the end of a long day of hiking.
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Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
That means Kenan Yildiz, another of the league’s outstanding talents, is hanging around.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
While other kids his age were playing Pac-Man at the arcade, Entin was attending trials and hanging around the Gold Coast Railroad Museum while dad saw clients at the nearby Federal Correctional Institution.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The narrative set the scene, the kids hanging around waiting for something to happen, and introduced the couple at the center of the story, then put them in motion before giving way to an instrumental section.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Flea bites could be the result of pets, stray dogs and cats or wildlife such as raccoons or coyotes hanging around your home.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Also, Kathy Geiss is hanging around.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
That means Kenan Yildiz, another of the league’s outstanding talents, is hanging around.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
While other kids his age were playing Pac-Man at the arcade, Entin was attending trials and hanging around the Gold Coast Railroad Museum while dad saw clients at the nearby Federal Correctional Institution.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
The narrative set the scene, the kids hanging around waiting for something to happen, and introduced the couple at the center of the story, then put them in motion before giving way to an instrumental section.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Flea bites could be the result of pets, stray dogs and cats or wildlife such as raccoons or coyotes hanging around your home.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Also, Kathy Geiss is hanging around.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging around
Verb
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Edwards will have the children for the remaining 140 days.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Down four with three minutes remaining, the Cowboys began their potential game-winning drive at their own 18-yard line.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The kids with the balls spent all that time hunkered down on the stairs, laying low and waiting to be allowed back to their seats.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eating kiwi before bed is the latest hack that people swear by for falling asleep faster and staying asleep longer.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia talk about how staying messy and honest is the only path forward.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Neon’s Splitsville is sticking around in theaters as is Lurker from Mubi.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hanging around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20around. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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