hanging (around or out)

verb

Definition of hanging (around or out)next
present participle of hang (around or out)
1
as in travelling
to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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2
as in hacking (around)
to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging (around or out)
  1. lounging
  2. running
  3. resting
  4. connecting
  5. joining
  6. collaborating
Verb
  • And take a look at the best leggings on Amazon for exercising, running errands or just lounging at home.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The back deck looks out over the forest, and there’s also a pool for swimming, lounging, or simply admiring (at a certain point for city-dwellers, pools become such a novelty).
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of lounging
Verb
  • Despite a strong stretch drive, their final record of 93-69 left them five games behind the front-running Dodgers in the National League West.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The work stoppage had threatened to disrupt supply chains, causing shortages of some consumer goods and supplies needed to keep US factories running.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of running
Verb
  • Standing on stage in front of a growing crowd, Stanley pulled a rattlesnake out of a sack resting near his feet.
    Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
  • These bodies of water offer food and recharge areas during their migratory flights, and are spaces used as resting and nesting areas.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of resting
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  • The explosions took place around the Plaza of the Three Powers, an iconic square in Brasilia connecting the principal buildings of Brazil’s three branches of federal government.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • If there’s no connecting flight to your destination on the day itself, Korean Air includes a free night’s stay at the five-star Grand Hyatt Incheon.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of connecting
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  • Prior to joining Moth Quantum, Ferdi worked at quantum computing company Quantinuum, which formed in 2021 when Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell Quantum Solutions merged.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Kaufman has transitioned his popularity as a crowd-favorite player into a broadcast career, joining NBC Sports as an on-course reporter in January 2023.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of joining
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  • And, just as significantly, this argument de-emphasizes the possibility of collaborating with adversaries on limiting military AI systems, favoring arms race over arms control.
    Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, the firm works on projects throughout the region, including Manhattan town houses and Hamptons retreats, frequently collaborating with in-demand architects and designers.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collaborating
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“Hanging (around or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20%28around%20or%20out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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