as in to lounge (around or about)
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The informative thing was Lestat screwing around with me.
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The way the Padres screw around this time of year is maddening.
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President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
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On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.
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Allow the ribs to rest at room temperature while preparing the smoker.
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Norway, which rested starter and fan-favorite Erling Haaland for its group play finale against France on Friday, June 26, is looking to reach the Round of 16 for the first time since 1998.
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At the same time, the sounds of idling diesel work truck engines have replaced that of dozens of fire trucks that had been stationed there for days.
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The second album this year from metalcore pioneers Converge is named for a mysterious, pulsing, low-frequency ambient drone, likened by those who hear it to a diesel engine, an idling airplane, or a kind of inescapable torture.
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“Bum (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28around%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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