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Meaning of "hanging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANGING

hanging  [ˈhæŋɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hanging 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 HANGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hanging

Hanging

Hanging is the suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain "hanging". Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since medieval times, and is the official execution method in many countries and regions. In this specialized meaning of the common word hang, the past and past participle are usually taken to be hanged instead of hung. Hanging oneself is a method of suicide in which a person applies a ligature to the neck and brings about unconsciousness and then death by suspension. Partial suspension or partial weight-bearing on the ligature is sometimes used, particularly in prisons or other institutions, where full suspension support is difficult to devise.

Definition of hanging in the English dictionary

The first definition of hanging in the dictionary is the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose. Other definition of hanging is a decorative textile such as a tapestry or drapery hung on a wall or over a window. Hanging is also the act of a person or thing that hangs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANGING


banging
ˈbæŋɪŋ
belonging
bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ
cliffhanging
ˈklɪfˌhæŋɪŋ
clinging
ˈklɪŋɪŋ
crapehanging
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋɪŋ
crepehanging
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋɪŋ
gang-banging
ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɪŋ
longing
ˈlɒŋɪŋ
mudslinging
ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ
overhanging
ˌəʊvəˈhæŋɪŋ
paperhanging
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋɪŋ
pinging
ˈpɪŋɪŋ
ringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ
singing
ˈsɪŋɪŋ
springing
ˈsprɪŋɪŋ
stinging
ˈstɪŋɪŋ
strap-hanging
ˈstræpˌhæŋɪŋ
swinging
ˈswɪŋɪŋ
thronging
ˈθrɒŋɪŋ
upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANGING

hangbird
Hangchow
hangdog
hanger
hanger-on
hangers-on
hangfire
hangi
hanging basket
hanging committee
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
hanging glacier
hanging indentation
hanging judge
hanging offence
hanging pawn
hanging plant
hanging valley
hanging wall
hanging wardrobe

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANGING

avenging
bell-ringing
blinging
challenging
changing
close-harmony singing
community singing
cringing
flanging
flower arranging
folk singing
game-changing
hand-wringing
managing
minging
plunging
revenging
unchanging
wall hanging
wide-ranging
wringing

Synonyms and antonyms of hanging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HANGING»

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

Translation of «hanging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANGING

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colgando
570 millions of speakers

English

hanging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फांसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شنقا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

висит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pendurado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝুলন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suspendu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggantung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufhängen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンギング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매달려
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggantung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

treo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appeso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiszący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agățat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρέμονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hängande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hengende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hanging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGING»

The term «hanging» is very widely used and occupies the 6.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hanging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hanging» 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 hanging

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10 QUOTES WITH «HANGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hanging.
1
Kate Adie
In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles.
2
Jeff Ament
When I moved to Seattle, I was hanging out with kids who had done drugs, had sex a million times. I look at them now and realize their childhood was taken away.
3
John Astin
There was one where Gomez was on a Trapeze hanging by the legs upside down. I remember how much the backs of my knees would hurt until I got used to it. It was hard.
4
Eric Balfour
I'm such an L.A. boy, I love hanging out by the beach and throwing some steaks on the grill.
5
Bob Barr
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of The Drudge Report is littered with stories of government assaults on our civil liberties - from local government officials all the way up to the Oval Office.
6
Bob Beamon
I always look back at when I didn't have a dream, when I didn't have a spirit. I didn't know what the Olympics was all about. I was just hanging out on the street. I was not humble. I was not a nice person, doing things that were socially unacceptable.
7
Dirk Benedict
We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed our dog, we don't have a care in the world.
8
James Brolin
I don't care who you are, the pressure is on to go to the next task immediately. What happened to the days of hanging out in the hammock all afternoon?
9
Angel Cabrera
I was very lucky because hanging out at a golf course was much better than being on the streets. Golf taught me a great deal. I grew up surrounded by people who were professionals - lawyers, doctors, engineers. Around them, I learned how to behave, speak, eat, dress. I had nothing at home. The club was my home.
10
Bonnie Jo Campbell
For 'King Cole's American Salvage,' I rode around in the wrecker with a local driver and watched him deal with customers and hook up the cars. I watched the guy who tore apart the cars in the junkyard. I also wrote poems about those guys. I loved hanging around the yard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANGING»

Discover the use of hanging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hanging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka. From the Hardcover edition.
Mindy Kaling, 2011
2
Hanging on to Max
When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.
Margaret Bechard, 2003
3
Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub: Masculinities and ...
In this ethnography, Lori Kendall examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky.
Lori Kendall, 2002
4
The Hanging Tree
Collection of ten Western stories built around the title selection which is based on a true episode in Montana's gold-mining past in which three unlikely characters form an amazing bond.
Dorothy M. Johnson, 1995
5
Picnic at Hanging Rock
'Don't worry about us, Mam'selle dear,' smiled Miranda.
Joan Lindsay, 2013
6
Myth of the Hanging Tree: Stories of Crime and Punishment in ...
In this thoughtful study, former New Mexico State Historian Robert Tórrez examines several fascinating criminal cases that reveal the harsh and often gruesome realities of the role hangings, legal or otherwise, played in the administration ...
Robert J. Tórrez, 2008
7
A Handbook on Hanging: Being a Short Introduction to the ...
A Handbook on Hanging is a Swiftian tribute to that unappreciated mainstay of civilization: the hangman.
Charles Duff, 1961
8
Hanging Up
While wrestling with her own anxieties over aging and loneliness, Eve Mozell struggles with her alcoholic father over the telephone, pursues her workaholic sister, and meets a man who rivals her husband
Delia Ephron, 2000
9
Hanging Together: The Seven-power Summits
Examines the annual economic summits held by the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Canada and looks at how nations balance national interests and international economic interdependence
Robert D. Putnam, Nicholas Bayne, 1984
10
Hanging Hill
After a popular Bath teen's murder, police detective Zoe Benedict looks beyond the usual motives to solve the crime; while her divorced sister, Sally, takes a housekeeping job for a wealthy entrepreneur who behaves in increasingly ...
Mo Hayder, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hanging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man was found hanging from New Pass Bridge - Naples Daily News
An incident report says a man was found hanging by a rope from the bridge, which is on Estero Boulevard between Bonita Springs and Fort ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Girl, 4, dies after becoming tangled in hanging clothing | Fox17
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 4-year-old girl has died after being caught in hanging clothes while reaching for a toy, according to the ... «Fox17, Jul 15»
3
Autopsy Results Released On Inmate Found Hanging In Cell … - Patch
The 32-year-old man was found July 4 hanging from a bed sheet, and was rushed to Northside Hospital-Cherokee where he died a week later. By Kristal Dixon ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
'Hundreds' of sex toys found hanging from power lines in Portland
In what may be the 11th Plague of Egypt, “hundreds” of brightly colored sex toys have been spotted dangling from power lines in Portland. «Death and Taxes, Jul 15»
5
Mock public hanging of Sinn Fein female politician causes outrage …
People need to call it as it is. The hanging effigy at Moygashel of Michelle Gildernew is an implied death threat and act of intimidation. «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
6
Tom Cruise was terrified hanging off a plane during Mission …
The actor shunned the idea of a stunt double and took to the sky on the wing of a plane, hanging onto the door as the jet soared. He said: "I ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
'The Walking Dead' News, Spoilers: Norman Reedus Says Daryl is …
So he's kind of hanging by a thread as far as what he thinks of these people around him right now. It's a very complicated storyline that's ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
8
Bank Asst Manager Found Hanging - The New Indian Express
PALAKKAD:The assistant manager of the State Bank of Mysore, Sultanpet branch, was found hanging inside the bank on Tuesday. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Bannsiders hanging on to tails of top three in Provincial title race …
Coleraine haven't had their hands on the Provincial Senior League trophy for quite some time, but they are determined to change that statistic ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
10
REWIND: Smattering of video rental stores still hanging on - Press …
REWIND: Smattering of video rental stores still hanging on. Staff at Inland stores say their customers like the personal service they provide ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»

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