"wasp around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wasps around [present, singular, third-person], wasping around [participle, present], wasped around [participle, past], wasped around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wasp around (third-person singular simple present wasps around, present participle wasping around, simple past and past participle wasped around)
  1. To hover or loiter aimlessly around a place.
    Sense id: en-wasp_around-en-verb-CxQBcgd7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

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