hanging about

VERB

associate with; be residing in

Synonyms

WEAK

abide affect dally frequent get along with haunt have relations with linger live loiter reside resort roam spend time stand around swell tarry waste time

Antonyms

WEAK

condemn

Example Sentences

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Alice Antosen, who works in a pharmacy in Canterbury, added: "There's definitely fewer people about and as a result strangely you are seeing a lot more teenagers hanging about."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Matches started an hour earlier than usual because of the heatwave, and Keys had no intention of hanging about.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

This quiet resort in the Vancouver Island rainforest has three wooden, globe-shaped treehouses hanging about 15 feet off the ground, suspended by Polysteel ropes fixed to neighboring trees.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

"Let it be used for farm work, for shooting, for guiding. Not just hanging about the place!"

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2022

They had been here over a week, he was tired of hanging about the house, being spied upon by Hooper.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill