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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hanging around
Now, there’s a real mixture of guests hanging around the lobby and breakfast room.
—
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
And in another rarity for a horror movie, the film only dropped 11 percent between Saturday and Sunday, suggesting that this is a film capable of hanging around for a long time, including into a busy Memorial Day weekend.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found fruit flies hanging around the kitchen and fuzzy blue buildup on tomatoes at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
But the offense is expected to follow if Hemming keeps playing his style and hanging around the net.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 6 May 2026
One look, for example, was styled with a tree branch hanging around the model’s shoulders with twigs and leaves in her hair.
—Essence, 4 May 2026
Schools have not been in session since the fighting in January and in the courtyard a group of children are hanging around.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 2 May 2026
While some clips show people singing and dancing along with the movie or as the film's credits roll, other viral videos show fans hanging around long after the film was over to continue the party.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
With so many angels hanging around, the head of a pin problem is small potatoes given the current state of the world.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
And in another rarity for a horror movie, the film only dropped 11 percent between Saturday and Sunday, suggesting that this is a film capable of hanging around for a long time, including into a busy Memorial Day weekend.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found fruit flies hanging around the kitchen and fuzzy blue buildup on tomatoes at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
But the offense is expected to follow if Hemming keeps playing his style and hanging around the net.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 6 May 2026
One look, for example, was styled with a tree branch hanging around the model’s shoulders with twigs and leaves in her hair.
—Essence, 4 May 2026
Schools have not been in session since the fighting in January and in the courtyard a group of children are hanging around.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 2 May 2026
While some clips show people singing and dancing along with the movie or as the film's credits roll, other viral videos show fans hanging around long after the film was over to continue the party.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
With so many angels hanging around, the head of a pin problem is small potatoes given the current state of the world.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging around
Verb
-
Now there is space for the remaining patients to occupy their seats without the self-conscious drawing-in of arms and legs that comes from sitting too close to a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
-
With the semifinals finished, there are four teams remaining in the 2026 NBA Playoffs on the road to the NBA Finals.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Verb
-
And across all networks, just six new shows bow in the fall — with most waiting for post-football homes.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
-
The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 12th House of Reflection, illuminating private thoughts, old patterns, and instincts that have been waiting underneath the noise.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Verb
-
Clarke is a freelancer staying afloat in the gig economy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
-
The film is simultaneously unadorned and deeply oppressive, staying close to the historical record (while fictionalizing the circumstances of Moulin’s eventual death, or martyrdom) in a fashion that offers little perspective, beyond a humanist call-to-arms and appeal toward remembrance.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Verb
-
Something in him still thinks this world is worth sticking around for.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
-
Wheatley could be a breakout player on special teams though, even with former first-round pick Isaiah Simmons sticking around.—
Mike Kaye
April 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hanging around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20around. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
