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hanging

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/ verb

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In Latin: pensilis, pendulus Wiktionary

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  1. present participle and gerund of hang

adjective

  1. Suspended.
    The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
  2. Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
    hanging breaking ball

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
    The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
  3. The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
    I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Related Words: danglingpendentsupportedsuspendedpendantsuspensiondraggingpegginghoistingclinginghanger

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