as in bowing
bending downward or forward
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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as in dangled
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in based
to find a basis
that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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Recent Examples of hung
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Chemical spray bottles were improperly hung above the food prep sink.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011 - present) With its sorcerers, gods, and talking raccoons, the MCU doesn't usually get too hung up on academic rigor.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
Icicles hung from the eaves and snowplows navigated Frankfort’s narrow, winding streets after an unusually cold winter blast.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Chemical spray bottles were improperly hung above the food prep sink.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung
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Everywhere, tree limbs dangled precariously.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The question is whether the B’s see a long-term fit here with Poitras or if he is dangled at the deadline in order to get more veteran help.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Cúcuta, the local economy depended on Venezuelans who crossed the border to spend their powerful currency on shoes and clothes, flaunting their wealth, often buying in bulk.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground.—
Sue Ambrose,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heads drooped and limbs felt sluggish on the sideline, Jones recounted, as the Broncos fell into a 19-0 deficit through three quarters against the Giants.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The labor market has slowed in recent months, while inflation has hovered above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The frequency and pattern of these spikes change based on both contact intensity and location.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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Except Fresno State issued a coach’s challenge, claiming Green had swung his arm and hit his defender in the neck.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Latino voters swung rightward in 2024.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since taking over as GameStop's CEO in September 2023, Cohen has dramatically cut costs, improved the retailer's profitability and grown its collectibles business, even as overall sales have sagged.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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