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adjective

ˈhəŋ How to pronounce hung (audio)
Definition of hungnext
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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hung

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verb

variants also hanged
past tense of hang
1
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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2
as in depended
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather

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3
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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5
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
Adjective
As a result of this crash, methods to detect corrosion were prioritized in the troubleshooting for hung starts. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 Best for a smaller bathroom, this wall-hung fixture includes a drywall-safe cleat for installation and plenty of room for plumbing inside the cabinet. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Rainy skies hung over Manhattan on Sunday, but 36 floors above the city, the mood was decidedly brighter. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hung
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung
  1. nodding
  2. dangled
  3. depended
  4. drooped
  5. hovered
  6. based
  7. weeping
  8. swung
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of nodding
Verb
  • Because the second year of Powell’s two-year, $44 million deal is a team option, he could be dangled at the trade deadline to a contender that needs a shooter.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dangled
Verb
  • Sipahimalani noted that roughly half the stocks in the Russell 3000 were at least 20% below their June highs, highlighting the degree to which the market's resilience has depended on a small group of winners.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As argued in a new piece by nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up, this evolution of SiriusXM’s comedy programming has been harmful to working-class comics who depended on Raw Dog airplay and the royalties that came with it.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of depended
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  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of drooped
Verb
  • In fact, total non-pensioner benefits have hovered between 4% and 5% for more than 40 years.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Jordan Addison has hovered just below the 1,000-yard mark for two of his previous three seasons.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of hovered
Verb
  • These firms charge fees based on the value of their holdings, adding a financial incentive to keep the marks higher to avoid public scrutiny.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The game show is based around those ubiquitous internet verification tests that check if the visitor to a website is human or a bot.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of based
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • The outpost has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since the doors swung open in 2000, by NASA’s count.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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