Definition of hanging
1 : situated or lying on steeply sloping ground
2a : jutting out : overhanging a hanging rockb : supported only by the wall on one side a hanging staircase
3 archaic : downcast in appearance
4 : adapted for sustaining a hanging object
5 : deserving, likely to cause, or prone to inflict death by hanging
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Examples of hanging in a Sentence
hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail
light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall
Recent Examples of hanging from the Web
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The gym includes a piano and five hanging toys: an infant mirror, an elephant with a clacker, a frog with a rolling ball, a tiger and a hippo teether, each with different textures and colors.
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In Collins' honor, the organization is pushing anti-hate legislation in the county, where a noose was recently found hanging outside of a middle school.
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Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Don't date: Cancer (June 21-July 22) Cultured, epicurean Cancers make great hanging buddies, but keep them in the friend zone.
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Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Don't date: Cancer (June 21-July 22) Cultured, epicurean Cancers make great hanging buddies, but keep them in the friend zone.
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First Known Use of hanging
12th century
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Definition of hanging
Examples of hanging in a Sentence
The hanging was scheduled for 3 o'clock.
He was sentenced to death by hanging.
Recent Examples of hanging from the Web
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Also in Maryland, two 19-year-olds are being prosecuted in the hanging of a noose from a light fixture outside a middle school.
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Also in Maryland, two 19-year-olds are being prosecuted in the hanging of a noose from a light fixture outside a middle school.
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Moustakas maintained his record home-run pace, hammering a two-run shot on a hanging breaking ball from Hernandez in the top of the fourth.
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This week, word broke that Trump has a Time magazine cover—sporting his own face—hanging in several of his golf resorts.
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So one more purchase: a small hanging kit that will enable you to easily attach a hanging device.
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Video shows her hanging by her hands as a crowd 25 feet below reaches up and calls to her.
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Bellinger supplied enough power to lift a hanging slider over the right-field fence and break a deadlock in the eighth inning.
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Then the officials tried offering them bat boxes, which have holes in the bottom and rods that run horizontally inside for hanging.
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First Known Use of hanging
14th century
HANGING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of hanging for English Language Learners
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: the act of killing someone by hanging that person from a rope tied around the neck
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: something (such as a curtain) that is hung on a wall especially for decoration
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