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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

“Fumigation is just unsustainable. It gets everywhere, it drifts for miles and it hangs around for days. It causes cancer, and there’s no avoiding it. And we see that from these air monitoring results.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

The entire concoction is then pinned to a student’s shirt or attached to a thick ribbon that hangs around the neck.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Edna hangs around with Jamie’s Meme and listens to her long stories about being a student photographer in France when there were riots.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina