hang about
Britishverb
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to waste time; loiter
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to frequent the company (of someone)
interjection
Example Sentences
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He'll hang about with the youngest players in the squad at dinner and he'll chat away to them.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
But most of all it is unexpectedly fun, drawing you through its world of not-very-good-at-this criminals, low-lifes and people who want little more than to just hang about with verve and panache.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2020
She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2020
How lovely to see a long-forgotten favourite pop up unexpectedly on the leaderboard, even if they just hang about for a couple of hours on Thursday morning.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2019
So I built them that shelter, so they wouldn’t be tempted to come in and hang about idly in the main bar.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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