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

Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Coming from Essex, England, there aren’t too many talent scouts or film and TV power-brokers hanging around. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

The next night the State Police across the line in New York became suspicious of two men hanging around a gray Cadillac at a roadhouse called the Hollywood Cafe in Brewster. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

But as Clark ducked out of the postgame media room Friday, treating her historic night like a regular day at the office, there were still a few teammates, staffers and security guards hanging around in the bowels of Gainbridge Fieldhouse. — James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026

But when October rolls around again, do sophomores, juniors, and seniors really want their parents hanging around for the weekend? — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

This time the shark is hanging around for a month in familiar waters. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

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