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
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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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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
What's likely to emerge is a hung Parliament, in which no party has a clear majority, setting up the possibility of political paralysis and damaging inaction.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 30 June 2024
The specific seat-by-seat results are not yet known, but the far right appears to be on the verge of either a legislative majority—which would mean that the National Rally would likely get to choose the next Prime Minister—or a hung Parliament, with the far right in control of the most seats.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
After being asked to deliberate once more, the jury remained hung.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
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Adjective
With no party holding an absolute majority in Parliament – meaning no single bloc can form a government – France faces the prospect of a hung Parliament and political stagnation.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
What's likely to emerge is a hung Parliament, in which no party has a clear majority, setting up the possibility of political paralysis and damaging inaction.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 30 June 2024
The specific seat-by-seat results are not yet known, but the far right appears to be on the verge of either a legislative majority—which would mean that the National Rally would likely get to choose the next Prime Minister—or a hung Parliament, with the far right in control of the most seats.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
After being asked to deliberate once more, the jury remained hung.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
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