hanging

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈhæŋɪŋ/

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Noun

Singular hanging

Plural hangings

A sketch of a hanging.

1. A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.
   • Synonym: lynching

   There was a hanging in Carson City.

Verb

Plain form hang

Third-person singular hangs

Past tense hanged

Past participle hanged

Present participle hanging

1. The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.

   Nebraska is hanging him next week.

Related words

• hanging judge
• hangman

Verb 2

Plain form hang

Third-person singular hangs

Past tense hung

Past participle hung

Present participle hanging

1. The present participle of hang. Suspended.

   Your shirt is hanging in the closet.

Synonyms

• dangling
• suspended

Related words

• hanger
• coat hanger
• hang up
• capital punishment
• death
• noose