slacking (off)

verb

present participle of slack (off)
1
as in hanging around

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2
as in forgetting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacking (off)
  1. hanging around
  2. forgetting
  3. hanging about
  4. neglecting
Verb
  • 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
Definition of hanging around
Verb
  • Today, dozens or even hundreds of AI tools are released every week, and developers often bet on the most efficient models as a competitive advantage, forgetting to build them into the workflow properly.
    — Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Those who aren’t are forgetting their history, Wilkerson said.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of forgetting
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  • President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • In 2019, city employees began hanging about 500 trick-or-treat pumpkin buckets in the trees on Main Street every October.
    — Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Definition of hanging about
Verb
  • Not neglecting him, of course, but not over-relying on a player who will turn 37 in October.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • However, most security teams are neglecting vulnerability management.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of neglecting
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