Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing around
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang around

Questions

What does hanging around mean?
present participle and gerund of hang around

How to pronounce hanging around

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