hung 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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During these checkups, the animals were anesthetized, and the radar system was hung about half a meter above their chest.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

I think three weeks had passed by the time we were first given a few .22 long rifle rounds to shoot at small bullseye targets hung about 25 feet away.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2021

Like Hague - leader of the Tories at 36 - Mr Jenrick has not hung about in reaching the upper echelons of politics since coming to Westminster.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2020

The remote structure featured a porch surrounding the home and a ladder that hung about 8 feet off the ground.

From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2018

They hung about that red staircase like clerks in a government office.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy