Phrasal verbs with "around"

To waste time, behave foolishly, or deal with something in an unhelpfully indirect or incompetent way.

To ask multiple people the same question, typically to gather information or find something.

(British, vulgar slang) To behave irresponsibly, waste time, or fail to take things seriously.

To pass around or use a word, name, or idea repeatedly and often carelessly.

To move around a place making loud banging or crashing sounds; also used to mean knocking something repeatedly.

To discuss ideas casually and informally; to knock something back and forth.

To be present in a place or available; to exist or remain in use over a period of time.

To move around at high speed, often recklessly or noisily.

To move about in a light, carefree, and often cheerful way, visiting various places or dancing gently.

To tell people what to do in a domineering, controlling way, especially without proper authority.

To move energetically from place to place, or to discuss ideas informally without reaching a conclusion.

to make someone conscious again, persuade them, or bring someone/something to a place

To waste time or treat someone inconsiderately (British/Australian, vulgar).

To spend time idly, doing nothing useful, or to travel casually without a plan.

(Informal American) To move about quickly and busily, getting things done.

To move about busily doing various tasks; to keep occupied with activity.

To make a series of phone calls to different people or places, usually to gather information or find something.

To search widely and unsystematically for something, especially a solution, idea, or resource.

(North American, dated slang) To be sexually promiscuous; to seek casual sexual encounters.

To behave in a silly, playful, or comedic way for the amusement of others or simply for fun.

To visit someone; to regain consciousness; to change one's opinion over time; or for a scheduled event to arrive.

To waste time, behave irresponsibly, or treat someone or something carelessly — used as a ruder alternative to 'mess around'.

To move around something in a lively way, or figuratively, to avoid directly addressing a topic or issue.

(Vulgar informal) To waste time doing useless things, or to treat someone in a disrespectful or evasive way.

To search through things or investigate an area in an unfocused or exploratory way.

To follow someone persistently and annoyingly, or to move around as if tracking someone.

To wander or spend time lazily without any purpose.

To waste time in a disorganized, inefficient, or unnecessarily fussy way; essentially identical to 'faff about.'

To laugh so helplessly that one's body moves around uncontrollably.

To waste time or behave in a silly, disorganised way without getting anything done. (British English, mildly vulgar)

To waste time or behave in an unproductive, silly way. (Vulgar informal, mainly British)

To search or explore an area using your hands and sense of touch, especially when you cannot see clearly.

To search persistently through a place or among information, often for something hidden or hard to find.

To waste time or handle something repeatedly in a small, purposeless way; to tinker without achieving much.

To display something — especially money, wealth, or an item — ostentatiously and publicly to impress others.

To move around without a clear direction; or for an idea, rumor, or object to circulate informally.

To move or act in a light, airy, and somewhat aimless or carefree manner.

To behave in a silly or irresponsible way, waste time, or engage in casual sexual activity.

To waste time doing trivial or pointless things; to act ineffectually.

To waste time or behave in a pointless, irritating way.

American vulgar slang for wasting time, behaving recklessly, or having casual sexual encounters.

To move about in an unnecessarily busy or anxious way, often doing things that aren't truly necessary.

American informal expression meaning to waste time, tinker aimlessly, or engage in unproductive activity.

To move from place to place, to avoid or circumvent something, or (of news) to spread widely.

To finally do something that you have been delaying or have not yet found time for.

To move in a circular path; to be enough for everyone; or (of information/illness) to circulate.

To regularly spend time with a particular person or group of people socially.

To behave in a silly, playful, or aimless way, often while avoiding serious work.

To spend time tinkering or experimenting, especially with computers or technology; also to pass time aimlessly.

To distribute or offer something to each person in a group by passing it from one to another.

To spend time idly in a place or with people, or to wait for someone.

To carry or transport something heavy or bulky from place to place.

To speak evasively or avoid committing to a direct answer about something.

To behave in a wild, reckless, or disreputable manner; to live or act without restraint.

To use a hoe to loosen or weed the soil around plants.

To flatter or behave in an overly sweet, ingratiating way around someone, usually to gain favor

To play in a rough, boisterous, or silly way, typically when one should be doing something else.

To behave foolishly, waste time, or not take something seriously.

To fool around, behave playfully, or waste time instead of being serious.

To treat someone badly by wasting their time, confusing them, or not being sincere.

To talk nonsense, be deceptive, or waste time with idle chatter.

To behave in a playful, humorous way; to make jokes and not be serious.

To jump energetically in different directions, or to switch rapidly between topics, tasks, or places.

To retain something or keep someone nearby, often out of habit or convenience.

To discuss ideas casually; to wander without purpose; to treat someone badly; or to be lying around unused.

To joke, tease, or behave in a playful and light-hearted way.

To move around freely, erratically, or aimlessly, often at speed.

To spend time in a place informally, to socialise casually, or to consider an idea roughly.

To behave in a silly, playful, and carefree manner, typically when one ought to be more serious.

To relax and do nothing useful for a period of time.

(British slang, vulgar) To have many casual sexual relationships.

To rest idly in a relaxed position; or for objects to be left untidily in various places.

To spend time idly and without purpose, doing nothing useful.

To relax lazily in a limp or sprawled posture without any particular purpose.

To turn and look in various directions to examine your surroundings, or to visit a place and inspect it.

To waste time, behave in an aimless or foolish way, or cause minor trouble.

To lounge, idle, or live in a comfortable, indulgent, or extravagant manner; alternatively (British slang), to move about in a lush, pleasur

To waste time, behave in a playful or unfocused way, or treat someone without respect.

To move around aimlessly in a disorganised group, often while waiting.

To behave in a silly, playful, or irresponsible way; to waste time playing or fooling around.

To move around in a gloomy, listless way, feeling sad or sorry for oneself.

To move the cursor around a screen or interface to explore its contents or find something.

To change position or location, either physically within a space or by relocating frequently.

To behave playfully or aimlessly, wasting time, or to treat someone without proper care.

To search around a place in an inquisitive or prying way, trying to discover information.

To give someone repeated commands in a domineering and disrespectful way.

To spend time with someone as a close friend, especially in a casual, sociable way.

To distribute something among a group of people by giving it from one person to the next.

to waste time or behave foolishly instead of doing something useful

To rock or toss in different directions, especially of a boat or aircraft.

To spend time doing things in a playful or experimental way; also to be sexually unfaithful to a partner.

To explore or search a place or situation casually, often out of curiosity or to find information

To move around a place in a relaxed and unhurried way, doing small tasks or just exploring.

British informal: to act in a foolish, silly, or unproductive way.

to behave in a fussy, affected, or overly delicate way

To bully or treat someone in a domineering way, telling them what to do and giving them no respect.

To spread information or rumours among a group of people; also to place something physically around an object.

To spend time doing small, casual tasks in a relaxed, unhurried way.

To waste time doing unimportant or aimless things.

To come together to support someone who is in difficulty or facing a challenge.

To make a rattling noise while moving loosely inside a container; or to live or move in a space that is far too large.

To have something as the central focus or main concern.

To phone several different people or places in succession, usually to find information or arrange something.

To move by rolling in various directions, to laugh uncontrollably, or (of a time or event) to arrive as part of a regular cycle.

To search through something by moving things around, like an animal using its snout.

to move from place to place, often busily; also to make someone do many unnecessary tasks

to spend a lot of time hurrying about to take care of someone

to spend a lot of time socially with someone, often in a way others may judge

To waste time behaving irresponsibly, to be sexually unfaithful, or to tamper with something carelessly.

To distribute or circulate something — such as a message, document, or person — to multiple recipients or to a different location.

To practice shooting basketballs casually, or to move/spread rapidly in different directions

To compare prices, options, or offers from different sources before making a decision

To treat someone in a bullying or disrespectful way, or to push them roughly

To guide someone through a place, pointing out features of interest.

to spend time sitting and doing very little

to avoid dealing directly with a difficult subject or problem

To go around the edge of something, or to avoid addressing a topic directly.

To hit someone or something repeatedly with open-handed blows; to treat someone roughly or without respect.

To have casual sexual relationships with many different people.

To behave in a lazy, slovenly way, spending time doing nothing useful

To hit someone repeatedly, or to treat someone in a rough or domineering way.

To smoke cigarettes or other substances in the presence of others or in a shared space.

To move or behave secretly, often to hide something from others.

To investigate or search in an area, especially looking for opportunities, problems, or secret information.

To look through someone's private things or a private place in a secretive and intrusive way.

A rare, informal expression meaning to move around nosily or fussily, searching or prying in a restless way.

To move energetically and playfully in water, scattering it in all directions

To turn to face someone, especially in a confrontational or challenging way

To move or search about in a busy, restless, and somewhat aimless way

To remain in a place without doing anything useful or productive.

To remain in a place or situation, especially to wait or to continue being present.

To discuss the periphery of a topic without addressing the main point, or (British English) to persuade someone through conversation.

To move quietly on one's toes, or figuratively to avoid a sensitive subject or person very carefully so as not to cause upset.

To travel around in a casual or leisurely manner, especially by vehicle; also to spend time doing something in an aimless or experimental wa

To consider or discuss ideas casually, or to throw something about in different directions.

To rotate to face the opposite direction; to reverse a negative situation; to process and complete something.

British/informal vulgar slang meaning to waste time, behave foolishly, or treat someone carelessly.

To stay in a place doing nothing while waiting for someone or something, often with a sense of impatience or wasted time.

To walk in an area or around a place; also, to avoid dealing with something directly.

To move around in an aggressive, irritating, or restlessly buzzing manner.

To turn quickly and sharply to face a new direction; or to move someone or something in a wheeled vehicle or on wheels.

To engage in sexual activity with many different partners in a casual or indiscriminate way. Highly offensive and derogatory.

To persuade someone who was previously opposed or doubtful to support you or agree with you.

To find a way of doing something despite an obstacle, limitation, or problem.

To fold, bend, or extend so as to cover or encircle something; to put one's arms or legs around someone or something.

To treat someone unfairly by misleading, manipulating, or wasting their time.