Synonyms of hanging around

hanging around

verb

present participle of hang around

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

• remaining
• waiting
• staying
• sticking around
• hanging on
• dwelling
• holding on
• abiding
• tarrying
• awaiting
• lingering
• loitering
• dawdling
• overstaying
• dallying
• outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pulling out
• taking off
• cutting out
• walking out
• going off
• getting off
• buzzing (off)
• shoving (off)
• packing (up or off)
• peeling off
• pushing on
• clearing out
• pushing off
• bailing out
• moving
• leaving
• clearing off
• going
• running away
• exiting
• departing
• getting out
• bugging out
• bailing
• quitting
• flying
• piking (out or off)
• escaping
• fleeing
• skipping
• evacuating
• vamoosing
• absconding
• booking
• abandoning
• vacating
• forsaking
• deserting
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hanging around

Grow Naturally Repellent Plants There are many plants that function as natural mosquito repellents and having them in your garden can really help to lessen the presence of mosquitoes and deter them from hanging around. — The Spruce, 2 July 2026

Here’s how to discourage pesky possums from hanging around your house and yard. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Meanwhile, his younger brother Jayden wore a white tank top tucked into a pair of light wash jeans with a brown leather belt and silver chains hanging around his hips. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 June 2026

Scotland is hanging around despite an even goal differential and just 44 percent possession thus far. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026

There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around, and the store kitties are very friendly. — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

But while some expenses automatically decline in retirement, others can become more difficult to manage, especially when old debts are still hanging around. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 June 2026

My point is that Italian Americans continue to have an unfair albatross hanging around their necks via organized crime. — Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

Our Andrew Greif spoke with former Knicks players who played with his father, Rick, and remembered the young Brunson hanging around the team. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 27 May 2026