kick around
verb
kicked around; kicking around; kicks around
1
: to wander or pass time aimlessly
2
a
: to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten
b
: to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time
ideas that have been kicking around for years
1
: to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion
2
: to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles
Examples of kick around in a Sentence
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.
Recent Examples on the Web
This is a budget request, likely to be debated and revised and kicked around the halls of Congress before its done.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Brazilian megastar Wagner Moura, who’s spent the last few years kicking around American productions like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Civil War, and Dope Thief, will play Marcelo, a man on the run who hopes to use the cover of Carnival to link up with his son.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
By 2015, Rateliff had already been kicking around the Colorado music scene for years, playing in several un-Night Sweatsy bands (like the alt-rocking Born in the Flood) and making an unplugged solo record but still feeling directionless.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Donald Trump won’t have Justin Trudeau to kick around any more.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Brazilian megastar Wagner Moura, who’s spent the last few years kicking around American productions like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Civil War, and Dope Thief, will play Marcelo, a man on the run who hopes to use the cover of Carnival to link up with his son.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
By 2015, Rateliff had already been kicking around the Colorado music scene for years, playing in several un-Night Sweatsy bands (like the alt-rocking Born in the Flood) and making an unplugged solo record but still feeling directionless.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Donald Trump won’t have Justin Trudeau to kick around any more.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick around
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“Kick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20around. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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