HANGING (AT) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hanging (at)

verb

Definition of hanging (at)

present participle of hang (at)

as in haunting

to go to or spend time in often most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours

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The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon.

— Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
On the 1994 comeback album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, Sparks imagined Liberace, who died in 1987, making his own comeback in the afterlife, adored again as a phantom haunting the Earth.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 31 July 2026

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Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Tridib, while visiting Dhaka to bring a granduncle back to India, is killed by a mob in his mother’s ancestral neighborhood.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026

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