hanging

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of hang

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Suspended.
2. (not-comparable) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
3. (not-comparable, slang) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
4. (UK, not-comparable, slang) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
5. (not-comparable) Extending beyond the margins of a page.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
2. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
3. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

hang

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun
• Noun
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

suspended

suspension

pendent

dangling

curtain

pendant

hang

putting up

sagging

hanging up

wall hanging

droopy

depending

suspending

hung up

drooping

overhead

baggy

hanging-up

pending

pensile

flabby

suspend

mantle

nutant

overhanging

pend

pulled

saggy

strangulation

suspense

tapestry

hand up

weak

flaggy

hanging wall

hanging down

something hanging

strangling to death

execution by hanging

gloomy-looking

top wall

dingle dangle

hanging side

hangingwall side

appendage

death from hanging

binding

blind

bridging

Vertalings

pendaison

impiccagione

suspendu

hängend

απαγχονισμός

Erhängung

verhanging

pensile

suspension

colgante

κρεμαστός

شنق

Behang

pendente

aufhängend

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hangynge

Verwante met Old English: hengen

In summary

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Sinne

A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages were spoken in the shop .

The loafers and golf caddies were used to hanging out near the railway station .