HUNG ABOUT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

hung about

verb

past tense of hang about, British

as in hung (around or out)

to spend time doing nothing a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about

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as in played

to spend time in aimless activity we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us

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My mom kicked back in comfort with a good book.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air every time someone walks across them.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of kicked back

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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of played

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Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
After cooling, place toothpicks around perimeter of custard, then cover with plastic wrap (don’t let plastic touch custard) and keep chilled.

— Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026

Definition of chilled

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No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of kicked around

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Dragstrem, who focuses more on production, has messed around with it but was left unsatisfied; McGill, who’s more lyrics-driven, wants nothing to do with the tech.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
In the email, Dixon suggested that the fire department employee may have messed around with the department's equipment.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of messed around

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Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.

— Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of bummed

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Those results meant Norway had already qualified for the knockout stages, so rested 10 players as they were beaten 4-1 by France in their final group match.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
America’s strength has always rested on defending constitutional rights consistently, not selectively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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