hanging

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hanging is on the Basic English 850 List.
hand - hanging - happy

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular
hanging

Plural
hangings

  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.

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.
  • 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

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