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hanging en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Southern-US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Australia)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [hɹæŋɪŋ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /-iŋ/ (US) Western US, North-Central US, also
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [heɪ̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [heːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (Scotland)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • [hɛə̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [iŋ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [heɪŋɪŋ] ~ [hɛːŋ-] ~ [hæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhɛŋəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ North-Central US
  • /-iŋ/ North-Central US
  • [hæŋɪŋ] ~ [hæə̯ŋ-] ~ [hɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /-iŋ/ (US, Western, also) Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhaŋɡɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Suspended.
    • The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
  2. (not-comparable, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. (not-comparable, of an off-speed pitch, slang) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
    • hanging slider
    • hanging breaking ball
  4. (UK, not-comparable, of a person, slang) 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. 2007, Summer Scars (film screenplay)
  5. (not-comparable, of a punctuation mark) Extending beyond the margins of a page.
    • hanging punctuation

Deriveds

hanging loop (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging rail (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging sleeve (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · leave someone hanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · strap-hanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging paragraph (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging wet bag (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · Hanging Houghton (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · Hanging Langford (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging stile (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging indent (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · free-hanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · lowhanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging sleeves (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · semihanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · low-hanging fruit (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · low-hanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging valley (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hangingfly (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · nonhanging (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging wall (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging participle (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging indentation (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · high-hanging fruit (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging basket (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging disease (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hangingly (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging coffin (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging garden (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging side (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging compass (Terms derived from hanging (adjective)) · hanging chad (Terms derived from hanging (adjective))

Translations (26)

ru вися́щий (suspended) · es colgante (suspended) · el αναρτημένος (suspended) · fi roikkuva (suspended) · ro atârnat (suspended) · sv hängande (suspended) · es pénsil (suspended) · la pendulus (suspended) · es colgandero (suspended) · nl hangend (suspended) · it sospesa (suspended) · pt suspenso (suspended) · es pensil (suspended) · bg висящ (suspended) · fr suspendue (suspended) · nl hangende (suspended) · fi riippuva (suspended) · ru вися́чий (suspended) · it sospeso (suspended) · fr suspendu (suspended) · fro pendu (suspended) · la pensilis (suspended) · mi tautau (suspended) · el κρεμαστός (suspended) · de hängend (suspended) · el κρεμάμενος (suspended)

hanging en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Southern-US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Australia)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [hɹæŋɪŋ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /-iŋ/ (US) Western US, North-Central US, also
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [heɪ̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [heːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (Scotland)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • [hɛə̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [iŋ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [heɪŋɪŋ] ~ [hɛːŋ-] ~ [hæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhɛŋəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ North-Central US
  • /-iŋ/ North-Central US
  • [hæŋɪŋ] ~ [hæə̯ŋ-] ~ [hɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /-iŋ/ (US, Western, also) Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhaŋɡɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of hang
    form of hang
    • This is done by a set screw which works in a slot in the incline, so that without altering the hanging of the door, it can be raised to any required height. 1847, editorial staff, “Improved Adjustable Incline Door and Gate Butt”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:

hanging en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Southern-US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Australia)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [hɹæŋɪŋ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /-iŋ/ (US) Western US, North-Central US, also
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
  • (US) audio
  • [heɪ̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [heːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ (Scotland)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ (US)
  • [hɛə̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [iŋ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • [heɪŋɪŋ] ~ [hɛːŋ-] ~ [hæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhɛŋəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ North-Central US
  • /-iŋ/ North-Central US
  • [hæŋɪŋ] ~ [hæə̯ŋ-] ~ [hɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /-iŋ/ (US, Western, also) Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈhaŋɡɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence

Etymology

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
    • 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? 1728, Thomas Otway, “The Atheist, or, the Second Part of the Soldier's Fortune”, in The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway, volume 2, London, page 37:
    • Along with trial by ordeal, hanging was the most effective deterrent that could be devised in an age without police or prisons. 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 175:
    • Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
    • Public hangings were abolished in 1868 by Act of Parliament. 1958 May 14, “Excursions Extraordinary”, in Railway Magazine, page 319:
    • The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
    • It was just too bad that Milosevic died of "natural" causes in his cell in 2006 before he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, although a hanging would have been preferable. 2022 March 10, Peter Lucas, “Lucas: Putin has blood on his hands and The Hague must make him pay”, in Boston Herald, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2022:
  2. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
    • The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
  3. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
    • I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hangings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

unexpected hanging paradox · paperhanging · hanging offence · hanging judge · wallhanging · hanging tree · crepehanging · crapehanging · wall hanging · antihanging · bedhanging

Relateds

portière · portiere

Synonyms

a quick drop and a sudden stop (execution) · Abraham's balsam (execution) · halter (execution) · necktie party (execution)

Translations (77)

ja 絞殺刑 (means of execution) · ar شَنْق (means of execution) · pl powieszenie (means of execution) · de Erhängung (means of execution) · id penggantungan (public event at which a person is hanged) · fi hirttäjäiset (public event at which a person is hanged) · fa دار زدن (means of execution) · nl wandtapijt (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · de Behang (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · lv pakāršana (means of execution) · cmn 絞刑 /绞刑 (means of execution) · pt forca (means of execution) · ja 掛物 (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · ur پھان٘سی (means of execution) · fi seinäkoriste (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · hi फाँसी (means of execution) · id penggantungan (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · hu akasztás (means of execution) · eo pendumo (public event at which a person is hanged) · fi ripustus (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · lt korimas (means of execution) · fi hirttäminen (means of execution) · es ahorcamiento (means of execution) · pl powieszenie (public event at which a person is hanged) · id gantungan (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · fr pendaison (means of execution) · ru пове́шение (public event at which a person is hanged) · ru сви́ток (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · ru драпиро́вка (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · nl verhangen (means of execution) · bg обесване (means of execution) · gu ફાંસી (means of execution) · hi लटकन (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · pt enforcamento (means of execution) · fa اعدام کردن (means of execution) · pt enforcamento (public event at which a person is hanged) · sv hängning (public event at which a person is hanged) · el απαγχονισμός (public event at which a person is hanged) · el κρεμαστά (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · grc ἀγχόνη (means of execution) · sv hängning (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · cmn 吊死 (means of execution) · cmn 縊死 /缢死 (means of execution) · nl verhanging (public event at which a person is hanged) · fr pendaison (public event at which a person is hanged) · hi टँगाव (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · sv hängning (means of execution) · sv galgen (means of execution) · hi लटकन (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · lv kāršana (means of execution) · is henging (means of execution) · cs oběšení (means of execution) · eo pendumo (means of execution) · sv hänge (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · mk бесење (means of execution) · hi टँगाई (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · id penggantungan (means of execution) · hi लटकाव (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · hi टँगाई (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · ckb خنکاندن (means of execution) · it impiccagione (means of execution) · bg обесване (public event at which a person is hanged) · fr tenture (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · de Hängung (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged) · nl verhanging (means of execution) · nl behang (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · el απαγχονισμός (means of execution) · eo pendaĵo (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · lt pakorimas (means of execution) · bg бесене (public event at which a person is hanged) · cmn 條幅 /条幅 (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · la suspendium (means of execution) · de Erhängung (public event at which a person is hanged) · nl drapperie (anything wide, high and thin that is hung) · ru пове́шение (means of execution) · ja 絞首刑 (means of execution) · ru гобеле́н (way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged)