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
Recent Examples on the Web
Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.
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Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2023
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Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2023
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 5 May. 2024.
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