1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British
: not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang
: having a large penis
Examples of hung in a Sentence
Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
But no need to get too hung up on that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Local residents complained about the noise and hung signs protesting the project.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite the first trial resulting in a hung juror, leading to their eventual conviction in 1996, the public has remained divided on whether the brothers acted in greed or in self-defense.
—Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
When the snap legislative elections called by Macron backfired, delivering a hung Parliament since July 2024, the French leader held to the belief that his centrist camp could continue to govern effectively, despite having no stable majority, by building alliances in the National Assembly.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
But no need to get too hung up on that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Local residents complained about the noise and hung signs protesting the project.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite the first trial resulting in a hung juror, leading to their eventual conviction in 1996, the public has remained divided on whether the brothers acted in greed or in self-defense.
—Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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