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Synonyms & Antonyms of hanging
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bending downward or forward
- hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail
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hanging
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of hanging (Entry 2 of 3)
a downward slope
- with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful
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hanging
verb
present participle of hang
Synonyms & Antonyms of hanging (Entry 3 of 3)
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to place on an elevated point without support from below
- hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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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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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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to find a basis
- that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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The first known use of hanging was in the 12th century
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