Collocations
Collocations
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Phrases containing around, including its inflections. Clear word filter
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clown around
to behave in a silly or playful way to amuse people
loll around
to spend time lying or sitting lazily without doing much
mope around
to move or spend time aimlessly while feeling unhappy
slosh around
to move about with repeated or clumsy splashing
splash around
to play in water while making it scatter about
circle around
to move along a curved route or repeatedly around an area
fool around
to behave playfully or foolishly instead of acting seriously
bum around
to spend time idly without doing useful work
been around
gained experience through encountering many different people, places, or situations
come around
change an opinion and begin to agree with another view
drive around
travel by car through different places without a fixed destination
get around
move from one place to another
hang around
stay in a place without doing much or having an obvious purpose
hung around
remained in a place without doing much or having a clear purpose
kick around
to discuss ideas informally without making a final decision
kidded around
joked or teased one another playfully
lie around
to spend time resting without doing anything active or useful
look around
to direct your attention to different parts of the surrounding area
lounge around
to spend time relaxing idly in a place
lying around
resting in various places without having been put away
mess around
to spend time on aimless or unplanned activities
move around
to travel or change location from place to place
muck around
to spend time idly or on aimless activities, informally
play around
to experiment with something casually or without an expert approach
roll around
to arrive again as part of a regular cycle
run around
to move about energetically, especially while playing
running around
moving quickly and freely from place to place
sat around
spent time seated or remaining somewhere without much activity
sit around
to remain somewhere without doing much
sitting around
remaining in a place without being used
skate around
to move from place to place on skates
spin around
to turn quickly around a central point
stick around
to remain somewhere instead of leaving
swing around
to turn quickly to face another direction
turn around
to change position so that one faces the opposite direction
twist around
to distort someone's words or an idea in order to mislead
walk around
to walk from place to place without a fixed destination
whirl around
to spin or turn rapidly in a circular movement