lounge (around or about)

verb

Definition of lounge (around or about)next
as in to bum (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lounge (around or about)
  1. hang about
  2. screw around
  3. idle
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  • President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of hang about
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  • The informative thing was Lestat screwing around with me.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • The way the Padres screw around this time of year is maddening.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of screw around
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  • Companies across the industry have been idling facilities, with Suntory pausing production at one of Jim Beam’s three Kentucky distilleries to upgrade the site while demand is low.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of idle
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“Lounge (around or about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lounge%20%28around%20or%20about%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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