mill about vs hang around

mill about and hang around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mill about	No	No	Yes	No
hang around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mill about and hang around are synonyms defined as:

mill about and hang around: be about a place without any apparent purpose

Other synonyms of mill about include footle, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill around, tarry.

mill about (verb)	hang around (verb)
move about in a confused manner	be about a place without any apparent purpose
be about a place without any apparent purpose