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hangs around

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

VERB

associate

Synonyms

WEAK

abide affect dally frequent glom hang about hang out haunt linger live loiter reside resort roam spend time swell tarry waste time

Example Sentences

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After class, he hangs around in the small gym adjacent to the activity room and rides the recumbent bike.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

"Now he just hangs around in places where he shouldn't, he's in trouble."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Kat Meckle, the counselor, hangs around just to talk.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

A part of me is unsettled by the slow and steady aging process, which creeps in uninvited and, if you’re lucky, hangs around a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

“And then, get this, we get dismissed early, and as we’re leaving, he says, ‘You’re the girl who hangs around with Janna, right?’”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali