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
  • More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hanging around
Verb
  • Pizzini remembers forgetting Scooter was a puppet during her first Muppet collaboration in 2016.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The second mistake bridesmaids make is forgetting that the wedding isn’t about you.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Aug. 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
  • Kayla Stemler, 28, was accused in November of neglecting the child, then 14, who was found weighing 35 lbs.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • These groups contend the legislation rewards institutions neglecting Black voting representation and suggest boycotts to pressure Southern universities on redistricting.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of neglecting
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