The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STAYED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Hung around crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAYED | 44 % | 6 |
| LOITERED | 26 % | 8 |
| IDLED | 15 % | 5 |
| LINGERED | 10 % | 8 |
| DALLIED | 3 % | 7 |
| WAITED | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hung around
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hang around
- hang out
- hanging out
- hang in
- hangin
- hangout
- stick around
- hanging
- hang together
- stayed
- loitering
- lingered
Crossword Answer definitions
STAYED verb- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To hold the attention of.
- To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- To wait for; await.
- To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
- To rest; depend; rely.
- To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
- To come to an end; cease.
- To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
- To make a stand; to stand firm.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
- (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To live; reside
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STAYED
- Didn't raise
- Remained
- Lingered
- Didn't budge
- Didn't leave
- Put on the shelf
- Stuck it out
- Didn't take off
- Hung around
- Stuck around
More clues leading to the result LOITERED
- Dillydallied
- Hung around
- Hung out
- Hung around aimlessly
- Wasted time
- Dawdled
- Didn't go
- Annoyed shopkeepers, possibly
- Waited idly.
- Hung around.
More clues leading to the result IDLED
- Ran without going anywhere
- Twiddled one's thumbs
- Did little
- Waited curbside at the airport, say
- Did nothing
- Ran in neutral
- Took to the hammock
- Ran in place
- Had an off day?
- Wasted time
More clues leading to the result LINGERED
- Hung around
- Didn't go
- Was unnecessarily slow.
- Continued to stay.
- Remained.
- Stayed on
- Dawdled
- Didn't go away
- Was slow to leave