hung up
adjective
1
: delayed or detained for a time
2
: anxiously nervous
3
: having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something
—usually used with on
they broke up but he's still hung up on her
hung up on winning
Examples of hung up in a Sentence
Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college
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Ward hung up and sat in silence for a few moments.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Pompeo hung up her white coat and stepped away from Grey's Anatomy in 2023 — though not entirely.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
What to know Mayical Skincare hung up on a Miami Herald reporter who asked for Olmo seeking comment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old Cooper hung up two black-and-white portraits of his father two days ago in his cozy Manhattan office, that looks less like an office and more like a peaceful nook.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Pompeo hung up her white coat and stepped away from Grey's Anatomy in 2023 — though not entirely.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
What to know Mayical Skincare hung up on a Miami Herald reporter who asked for Olmo seeking comment.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old Cooper hung up two black-and-white portraits of his father two days ago in his cozy Manhattan office, that looks less like an office and more like a peaceful nook.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hung up
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“Hung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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