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 MosesExamples of hang around in a Sentence
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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The clouds will probably hang around much of the night with a low around 44.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Trumbull hung around in the third quarter and Tunaise drove in for a layup with less than a minute left to cut the lead to 42-35.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
The couple did not hang around or explain what happened, fleeing in the car.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Born in Tacoma, Wash., the one-time high school choir president was an aspiring rock star who hung around at a Guns N’ Roses concert to hand a demo tape to Axl Rose.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
Trumbull hung around in the third quarter and Tunaise drove in for a layup with less than a minute left to cut the lead to 42-35.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
The couple did not hang around or explain what happened, fleeing in the car.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Born in Tacoma, Wash., the one-time high school choir president was an aspiring rock star who hung around at a Guns N’ Roses concert to hand a demo tape to Axl Rose.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20around. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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