HANGING AROUND Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of hanging around When questioned, Elliott told agents Kuester was a friend from college who reached out saying a random person was hanging around his father’s business. — Julia Coin updated July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 Would the scary girls with fairy wings still be hanging around a trust-fund junkie with a tank of nitrous? — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Get knocked out of qualifying for a tournament, and whether by ranking, luck of a draw, some combination thereof — or just hanging around (depending on the event) a player can get a reprieve and find themselves in the first round. — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026 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 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

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Verb

Originally famed for the company’s organs that swelled Detroit theaters and churches, the situation became perilous after Wurlitzer and the remaining tenants all left by 1982.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
His catalog has aged remarkably well, continuing to find new listeners while remaining deeply meaningful to longtime fans.

— Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of remaining

Verb

Employees are still coffee badging, the practice of swiping into the office and sticking around long enough to have a cup of coffee before heading out to finish the workday at home or elsewhere.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
The internet has spent much of this year campaigning to make 2026 the new 2016, and several pieces from the old festival uniform are sticking around.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026