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
Anna Popp, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Sara, now 13, hung birthday cards from friends in New York.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Al Horford, another member of that ’24 Celtics team that hung that franchise’s 18th banner, had four 3-pointers among his 14 points, all in the fourth quarter and all critical to the Warriors’ comeback.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The bottom sash in single-hung windows is the only part that moves, and for double-hung windows, both the top and bottom sash move.
—Anna Popp, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Sara, now 13, hung birthday cards from friends in New York.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
The current world situation and the award-winning speaker’s warnings hung over attendees like a dark cloud.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Al Horford, another member of that ’24 Celtics team that hung that franchise’s 18th banner, had four 3-pointers among his 14 points, all in the fourth quarter and all critical to the Warriors’ comeback.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung
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Not a lot is explained, just dangled, which might be annoying to some.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The passengers, who were seen in distress while strapped in their seats as the capsule dangled in the air, were later seen lying on the ground before paramedics arrived at the scene.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks had their backs against the wall and played like their season depended on that win.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hacking has always depended on skill, time, and patience.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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When the runners landed in Antarctica, temperatures hovered around 12 degrees Fahrenheit, with winds reaching 25 knots.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Brent oil futures prices have averaged around $100 in April, while the spot price for the delivery of actual cargo has hovered closer to $121 per barrel.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Polyamory is nothing new in California, and certainly not in Oakland, which in 2024 became the first city in the state to outlaw discrimination based on family structure — a move meant in part to protect multiple partners’ rights to manage a medical emergency in the hospital.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sea water flowing into the tanks is controlled with inlet valves and will vary based on the needs of the experiment.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 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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Chevron's refiners swung to a loss of $817 million compared with a profit of $325 million in last year's quarter, due to the lower margins, the timing effects on financial hedges and higher transportation costs.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Raschi threw, Miñoso swung and the ball took off to straightaway center, disappearing over the old bullpen fence, 415 feet away.—
Marianne Mather,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Rather than carry over the momentum from Sunday, the Sabres gradually sagged due to spotty goaltending and an anemic power play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Broadway box office sagged a bit last week, possibly as the previous week’s Easter vacationers and spring-breakers returned home and a crowded, 40-show production slate with lots of newcomers competed with one another for attention.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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