hang around
verb
hung around; hanging around; hangs around
1
intransitive,
informal
a
: to pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing
spent the day just hanging around with her friends
b
: to stay in or at a place for a period of time
had to hang around for over an hour, waiting for the bus
She didn't feel like hanging around at the club afterward …—
David Calder
David Calder2
transitive
informal
: to pass time or stay in or at (a place) or in the company of (someone)
hung around the house all day
My mother doesn't want me hanging around the park alone.—Judy Blume
Judy BlumeWhen he was 10 years old, Lester taught him-self to windsurf by hanging around the Europeans and Canadian tourists who rented boards on the beach at Varadero.—Sam Moses
Sam Moses
Examples of hang around in a Sentence
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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This memory’s been hanging around Alden's psyche for a long, long time.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This collapsible chair is perfect for the beach, the campsite, and even just hanging around in your backyard.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
New Orleans is hanging around thanks to its defense, which has held the Chiefs to only one touchdown in five red zone trips.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Johns brothers went back to the drawing board strategy-wise, hung around at events, and outright won the most recent PPA slam, giving them enough points to rocket them back to the #1 seed on tour in Virginia Beach.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This collapsible chair is perfect for the beach, the campsite, and even just hanging around in your backyard.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
New Orleans is hanging around thanks to its defense, which has held the Chiefs to only one touchdown in five red zone trips.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the Johns brothers went back to the drawing board strategy-wise, hung around at events, and outright won the most recent PPA slam, giving them enough points to rocket them back to the #1 seed on tour in Virginia Beach.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20around. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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