standing around

A form of stand around — To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stand around
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APA

standing around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standing%20around

MLA

“standing around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standing%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standing around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standing%20around.

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