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

One bonus has been the discovery that feline family members of various New York households especially enjoy hanging around the batteries. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Then there’s snake, tiger, zebra, and deer print…cow print is still hanging around too. — Fiona Ward, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2026

Christian grew up hanging around a locker room with Hall of Fame players like Davis, John Elway, Steve Atwater, Gary Zimmerman, Shannon Sharpe and others. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Peas, mushrooms, asparagus, or whatever else is hanging around the crisper would be just as welcome. — Tadashi Ono & Harris Salat, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Mosquito bites are to be expected in the warm summer months, but increasingly these pests are hanging around into autumn. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Sep. 2026

This set is sublime for hanging around the house without feeling sloppy. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026

Some of those issues looked to still be hanging around Sunday night. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

In the logic of edutainment, random children hanging around in the company of a plush creature is nothing noteworthy. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026