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Synonyms for hang about

Most common

hang hang out hang around loiter dolly hover dangle doddle

All synonyms

Verb

1. Hang — to linger, loiter, or stay

stop, hang, hang around, hang out, knock about informal, loiter, tarry dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To linger, loiter, or stay.

    If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.

Example sentences

  • hang Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
  • loiter They don't work, they just loiter in the streets.
  • hover "When you're ready, pick it up and hover over to the helipad."

By length

4 letters
stop1, hang1
5 letters
dolly2, hover2, tarry2
6 letters
dangle2, loiter2, doddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dolly2 = 2 syllables).