Hanging

/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

present participle and gerund of hang.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of hang
2. Suspended.
3. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
4. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
5. (UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
6. (typography, of a punctuation mark) Extending beyond the margins of a page.
7. (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
8. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

Example Sentences

The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.

hanging breaking ball

hanging slider

MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging.

hanging punctuation

Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.

The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.

No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?

Synonyms for hanging

Antonyms for hanging

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• hangings

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