kick around
verb
kicked around; kicking around; kicks around
1
: to wander or pass time aimlessly
2
a
: to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten
b
: to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time
ideas that have been kicking around for years
1
: to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion
2
: to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles
Examples of kick around in a Sentence
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.
Recent Examples on the Web
After breakfast, Rick and Amrita bid each other fond adieu, but that man is still kicking around Samui.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
So it’s been kicking around in his imagination for many, many years.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
He was being kicked around by his father on the stage.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The political landscape this time around is far more complex, with a greater appetite for drastic spending and headcount reductions, as well as a proposal that's kicked around Congress to make NOAA an independent agency.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
So it’s been kicking around in his imagination for many, many years.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
He was being kicked around by his father on the stage.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The political landscape this time around is far more complex, with a greater appetite for drastic spending and headcount reductions, as well as a proposal that's kicked around Congress to make NOAA an independent agency.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick around
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“Kick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20around. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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