hang low en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /hæŋ ˈləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /heɪŋ ˈloʊ/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From hang and low.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.
As I joined the train at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, the skies hung low, the rain fell, and as the journey proceeded there was little change; […].
1956 December, W. J. Alcock, “On the Footplate of the "Elizabethan"”, in Railway Magazine, page 819:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hung low | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hung low | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hangs low | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hanging low | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fr s’affaisser (to sag heavily)