What is the meaning of hanging around?

Verb. (third-person singular simple present hangs around, present participle hanging around, simple past and past participle hung around) (idiomatic) to stay, linger or loiter. If you hang around after the show, you can meet the cast. (idiomatic) to spend time or be friends (especially to hang around with someone) read more

The woman was standing up to the gang, who were hanging around in Ridgewood Park, Pensby, on Sunday night, at around 8. Woman knifed after standing up to yobs People are hanging around and it is used as a urinal. read more

Keep company or consort with someone, as in The younger campers loved to hang around the older ones. [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out, def. 5. read more

If you hang around, hang about, or hang round with someone or in a particular place, you spend a lot of time with that person or in that place. [informal] They usually hung around together most of the time. read more