Synonyms of hangs about

hangs about

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang about, British

1

as in hangs (around or out)

to spend time doing nothing

a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hangs (around or out)
• kicks back
• kills time
• goofs (off)
• hacks (around)
• dillydallies
• plays
• rests
• lounges
• chills
• bums
• kicks around
• footles
• veges out
• lazes
• loafs
• lazies
• idles
• strolls
• twiddles one's thumbs
• relaxes
• pokes
• dawdles
• drones
• vegges out
• fiddles (around)
• messes
• putters (around)
• lingers
• potters (around)
• aestivates
• estivates
• lolls
• mucks
• dallies
• fools
• monkeys
• hibernates
• trifles
• dozes
• lags
• piddles
• goldbricks
• loiters
• saunters
• swans
• ambles
• moseys
• tarries
• furloughs
• malingers
• truants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slaves
• works
• labors
• plugs
• plows
• pegs
• toils
• grinds
• sweats
• humps
• hustles
• grubs
• buckles (down)
• applies
• plods
• puts out
• moils
• travails
• drudges
• exerts

2

as in plays

to spend time in aimless activity

we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plays
• fiddles (around)
• goofs (around)
• fools around
• fribbles
• putters (around)
• potters (around)
• monkeys (around)
• messes around
• doodles
• hangs (around or out)
• trifles
• kicks around
• lounges
• horses around
• idles
• clowns (around)
• loafs
• dawdles
• dillydallies
• lolls
• tinkers
• dallies
• diddles (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets (to)
• settles (down)
• buckles (down)
• knuckles down