hanging
Sentences
Meaning
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present participle and gerund of hang
Synonyms
hanging-up
hand up
flaggy
hanging down
something hanging
strangling to death
execution by hanging
gloomy-looking
top wall
dingle dangle
hangingwall side
death from hanging
contagious disease
four in hand
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
New
hang
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- To be or remain suspended.
- To float, as if suspended.
- To veer in one direction.
- To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- To be vulnerable to capture.
- (slang) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
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