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Meaning of "hangdog" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANGDOG

hangdog  [ˈhæŋˌdɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANGDOG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hangdog can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HANGDOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hangdog

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Definition of hangdog in the English dictionary

The definition of hangdog in the dictionary is downcast, furtive, or guilty in appearance or manner. Other definition of hangdog is a furtive or sneaky person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANGDOG


bandog
ˈbænˌdɒɡ
bird-dog
ˈbɜːdˌdɒɡ
birddog
ˈbɜːdˌdɒɡ
bulldog
ˈbʊlˌdɒɡ
coondog
ˈkuːnˌdɒɡ
coydog
ˈkɔɪˌdɒɡ
firedog
ˈfaɪəˌdɒɡ
fogdog
ˈfɒɡˌdɒɡ
hopdog
ˈhɒpˌdɒɡ
hot-dog
ˈhɒtˌdɒɡ
lapdog
ˈlæpˌdɒɡ
overdog
ˈəʊvəˌdɒɡ
seadog
ˈsiːˌdɒɡ
sheepdog
ˈʃiːpˌdɒɡ
sundog
ˈsʌnˌdɒɡ
underdog
ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ
wardog
ˈwɔːˌdɒɡ
watchdog
ˈwɒtʃˌdɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANGDOG

hang with
hang-glider
hang-gliding
hang-out
hang-up
hangability
hangable
hangar
hangbird
Hangchow
hanger
hanger-on
hangers-on
hangfire
hangi
hanging
hanging basket
hanging committee
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
hanging glacier

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANGDOG

attack dog
black dog
Canaan dog
chili dog
consumer watchdog
Eskimo dog
eye dog
French bulldog
German shepherd dog
gun dog
hot dog
Newfoundland dog
Polish Lowland sheepdog
Portuguese water dog
put on the dog
search dog
shepherd dog
top dog
water dog
working dog

Synonyms and antonyms of hangdog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HANGDOG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hangdog» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hangdog

Translation of «hangdog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANGDOG

Find out the translation of hangdog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hangdog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hangdog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可鄙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hangdog
570 millions of speakers

English

hangdog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बधिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подлый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hangdog
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৃপণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hangdog
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hangdog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hangdog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hangdog
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hangdog
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hangdog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu hổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hangdog
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हँगडॉग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kılıksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hangdog
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hangdog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підлий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine bătut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hangdog
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arme sondaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hangdog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hangdog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hangdog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGDOG»

The term «hangdog» is regularly used and occupies the 101.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGDOG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hangdog» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hangdog» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hangdog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANGDOG»

Discover the use of hangdog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hangdog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The hangdog hustle: a Nell Fury mystery
In San Francisco, police write off a murder as gay bashing or Japanese-American bashing, the victim was both.
Elizabeth Pincus, 1995
2
Slocum 334: Slocum at Hangdog
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Jake Logan, 2006
3
Arthur's Home Magazine
Hangdog commits an oflence, and we have the details hashed up in forty different ways, and served to us in courses, with a sauce of all the weak and wicked things lie ever did simmered together and poured over them. Very pungent and racy, ...
‎1868
4
Arthur's Illustrated Home Magazine
Hangdog commits an offence, and we have the details hashed up in forty different ways, and served to us in courses, with a sauce of all the weak and wicked things he ever did simmered together and poured over them. Very pungent and racy, ...
‎1868
5
Friendship on Fire: 52 Weeks to Passionate and Intimate ...
Fireworks. Twenty-nine-year-old Kate took great pride in her trigger-happy, hostile approach to arguments. She was indeed a wordsmith and could cut to the bone. She was good at being bad. HANGDOG HOARDING Her boyfriend, Jim, ...
Linda Miles, 2008
6
Escape to America: A Tale of the Great Emigration from ...
She cried but eventually accepted the inevitable. “I won't eat any of him,” she declared between clenched teeth. Doc's nag had been named Hangdog because his head hung down near the ground, even when pushed to his fastest pace.
John Van Wyck Gould, 2010
7
Shakin' Up Race and Gender: Intercultural Connections in ...
Here is the core part of Piri's reading: I took along drag and stared at a picture on the wall . . . a picture of Christ kneeling with his hands clasped together and looking up at the sky with a hangdog look. The picture was covered with dust and a ...
Marta E. Sánchez, 2009
8
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
HANGDOG LOOK a hangdog look or expression. A look of shame, guilt, desperation, or defeat. WNNCD: 1677. Source: DOG. WNNCD: O.E. Hangdog look alludes to the facial expression of a hanged dog. In late medieval and renaissance ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
9
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
hangdog. look. to havea hangdog look about one Hund: wie ein geprügelter/( verprügelter) Hund dastehen/... Pudel: wieein begossener/(nasser) Pudel dastehen/... Schwanz: mit hängendem/eingezogenem Schwanz abziehen/( weggehen/...) ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
10
93. A Very Naughty Angel:
However she had a good reason for being pleasant to him and she flattered him with her attention while raising his and Lady Crewkerne£s estimation ofthe Professor until heno longer appeared so hangdog. She alsoinvented along and rather ...
Barbara Cartland, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANGDOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hangdog is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece Kicks the Can, Now Comes the Hard Part | iStockAnalyst.com
Descriptions of those talks range from "crucifixion" to "extensive mental waterboarding," which probably explains Tsipras' hangdog expression ... «iStockAnalyst, Jul 15»
2
Film Review: 'The Treasure'
and Purcarescu make for a very appealing, deadpan comic duo, while Cozmei adds the perfect note of hangdog support as the “expert” whose ... «Variety, Jul 15»
3
The Trouble With Recording Joy
They went around the circle with introductions and when it reached Davis he said his name in a hangdog way and professed himself a believer ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
4
Travolta starrer The Forger isn't the greatest work of art
Travolta's hangdog face doesn't deliver the film's worst performance; Abigail Spencer's Drug Enforcement Administration agent is unconvincing ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Somers Wow House: Masterpiece Majestically Sited on Mountain Top
This Somers wow house is located at 54 Hangdog Ln. and it includes 5 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and 5,443 square feet of living space. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
6
'Gemma Bovery' review: Flaubert's novel as a sex comedy?
It features a celebrated actor with a hangdog expression lusting after a much younger woman, the kind of comedy the French can make in their ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Why? With Hannibal Buress review – a question viewers may soon …
He has sort of a laid-back, hangdog attitude, which is a refreshing difference from the usually frenetic pose of most comedians – when he's on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Style Invitational Week 1132: You and what army? Give us some …
Both have eyes with sort of hangdog expressions. (Wouldn't you?) Other runners-up win their choice of a yearned-for Loser Mug or the ardently ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Who Should Play Young Han Solo in the New Star Wars Anthology …
Courtney already has the cocky, handsome action star thing down, if he figures out how to sprinkle in a little hangdog charm, we might just have ... «Outer Places, Jul 15»
10
Grace Mugabe: a threat to democracy
One only needs to see the hangdog expression he wears when he is not on the podium. He has not even bothered to appoint a Women's ... «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»

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