What does "to stall around" mean? [closed]
The first usage is not a common usage. The second two use the word "stall" to denote a lack of activity. Often wrestlers or boxers get penalized for 'stalling.' The word "around" is added as a preposition. The best usage is "He is stalling," not "He is stalling around."
In the first two sentences, stall around is a phrasal verb roughly equivalent to hang around, or loiter in the vicinity of.
In the third sentence, it is not a phrasal verb. It means that fighting stalled, specifically the fighting that was happening around her.