hang about

verb

hung about; hanging about; hangs about

intransitive verb

British

: hang sense 12

Synonyms

• bum
• chill
• dally
• dawdle
• dillydally
• drone
• footle
• goof (off)
• hack (around)
• hang (around or out)
• idle
• kick around
• kick back
• laze
• lazy
• loaf
• loll
• lounge
• veg out

Examples of hang about in a Sentence

a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about

we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us

Recent Examples on the Web

Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer. —Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024

The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar. —Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024

The show’s two strong female leads (Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke) notably spent the season largely hanging about their respective castles without impacting the show’s action and viewers also accused the season of sidelining fan-favorite Daemon (Matt Smith). —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024

Step 4: Make Height Adjustments Ideally, the hammock should hang about 4 feet off the ground when not in use, and about 2 feet off the ground when it's occupied. —Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024

The same coziness—now curdled—hung about several of the Delawareans called to testify. —Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024

And so Hamid, who was formerly a literature professor in Aleppo, starts hanging about on campus, tailing his suspect and straying ever deeper into the gray area between the righteous search for justice and all-out vigilantism. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2024

Partygoers such as Dylan Sprouse, Laura Harrier, and Christina Hendricks hung about the property’s sprawling backyard, which included a patio area set with standing tables for chatting and a gardenesque conversation pit. —Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024

The classicism that runs through Erdem’s designs, which almost every guest wore, evoked the pictures that hung about them. —Ian Malone, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hang about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout