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.

   There was a hanging in Carson City.

Synonyms

• lynching

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 and phrases

• 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 and phrases

• hanger
• coat hanger
• hang up

See also

• capital punishment
• death
• noose