hanging
adjective
- supported above and not below; suspended
noun
- death by suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck
- suspend, suspending (spatial, non-lethal sense)
- exist, be (cool)
- the hang of: proficiency, knack; hold one's own
- turn while following a path
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ / /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/ / /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- Suspended.
“The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.”
- Unprotected and exposed to capture.
- Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
“hanging breaking ball”
“hanging slider”
- Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
“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.”
- Extending beyond the margins of a page.
“hanging punctuation”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).
- The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
“Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.”
“The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.”
- Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
“The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.”
- The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
“I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- present participle and gerund of hang