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

More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026

Westminster officials also recently warned residents of a bullsnake hanging around Big Dry Creek near City Park, a snake often mistaken for a rattler. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

But one of them does get a very important mention, explaining why he won’t be spotted hanging around the Richmond pitch anytime soon. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

While hanging around outside the long-running show’s studios in Los Angeles, Taleno crossed paths with none other than judge Simon Cowell, and took a shot. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

An eagle believed to be Jackie started hanging around the old nest. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Brittany Cartwright has become the center of the show without the albatross of Jax Taylor hanging around her neck. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

That’s a little easier at the moment, given the influx of Hornets who’ve been hanging around the facility the last few days and throughout the summer. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026