" hanging about "

1: to spend time doing nothing;

  * e.g., " ... a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bumming,

•  chilling,

•  dallying,

•  dawdling,

•  dillydallying,

•  droning,

•  footling,

•  goofing (off),

•  hacking (around),

•  hanging (around or out),

•  idling,

•  kicking around,

•  kicking back,

•  lazing,

•  lazying,

•  loafing,

•  lolling,

•  lounging,

•  vegging out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodling,

•  fiddling (around),

•  fooling around,

•  fribbling,

•  goofing (around),

•  kicking around,

•  messing around,

•  monkeying (around),

•  playing,

•  pottering (around),

•  puttering (around),

•  trifling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to spend time doing nothing;

  * e.g., " ... a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bum,

•  chill,

•  dally,

•  dawdle,

•  dillydally,

•  drone,

•  footle,

•  goof (off),

•  hack (around),

•  hang (around or out),

•  idle,

•  kick around,

•  kick back,

•  laze,

•  lazy,

•  loaf,

•  loll,

•  lounge,

•  veg out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodle,

•  fiddle (around),

•  fool around,

•  fribble,

•  goof (around),

•  kick around,

•  mess around,

•  monkey (around),

•  play,

•  potter (around),

•  putter (around),

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)