hanging

[ hang-ing ]

/ ˈhæŋ ɪŋ /

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noun

the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out by suspending one by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, or the like, until dead.

Often hangings. something that hangs or is hung on the walls of a room, as a drapery or tapestry.

a suspending or temporary attaching, as of a painting: a careless hanging of pictures.

adjective

punishable by, deserving, or causing death by hanging: a hanging crime; a hanging offense.

inclined to inflict death by hanging: a hanging jury.

suspended; pendent; overhanging: a hanging cliff.

situated on a steep slope or at a height: a hanging garden.

directed downward: a hanging look.

made, holding, or suitable for a hanging object.

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Origin of hanging

1250–1300; Middle English (noun, adj.), Old English hangande (adj.) See hang, -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM hanging

hang·ing·ly, adverbun·hang·ing, adjective

Words nearby hanging

hang glider, hang gliding, hang, hanged, hangi, hang in, hanging, hangingfly, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, hanging glacier, hanging indentation, hanging indention

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How to use hanging in a sentence

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The Dprodo features two utility drawers for small electronics and office supplies, and one file drawer with adjustable hanging bar to support either letter or legal sized files.
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Some “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.
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One is forced to ask, what on earth was Andrew doing hanging out with scantily clad teenagers?
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The first day of Liberty, I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.
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I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
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On Thursday night, Brinsley and this friend were hanging together.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
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The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
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Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
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She had been walking alone with her arms hanging limp, letting her white skirts trail along the dewy path.
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British Dictionary definitions for hanging

hanging

/ (ˈhæŋɪŋ) /

noun

the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose
(as modifier)a hanging offence

(often plural) a decorative textile such as a tapestry or drapery hung on a wall or over a window

the act of a person or thing that hangs

adjective

not supported from below; suspended

undecided; still under discussion

inclining or projecting downwards; overhanging

situated on a steep slope or in a high place

(prenominal) given to issuing harsh sentences, esp death sentencesa hanging judge

Northern English informal unpleasant

chess See hanging pawn

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