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
Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 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
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
As had been the case in each of the meetings in the regular season, Panther Creek hung close before Richland ultimately pulled away in the second half.
—Justin Thomas, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Galatolo will next appear in court March 6, when it will be decided whether to retry the hung counts.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 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
So, even with the Avalanche owning two games in hand on the Wild, there is a fighting chance that a second division champions banner could be hung inside Grand Casino Arena when the regular season concludes.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
As had been the case in each of the meetings in the regular season, Panther Creek hung close before Richland ultimately pulled away in the second half.
—Justin Thomas, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Money even dangled in front of his high school coach as leverage.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But discount window lending depended on banks seeking loans.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Colonies that denied Black people political rights nevertheless armed and depended on them.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 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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Prices have wavered since then, and gold’s value hovered below $5,200 an ounce on March 6.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, the number of mobile connections hovered around 200 million for a population of 237 million people.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 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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Malkin turned around and swung his stick at Dahlin, hitting him in the neck and side of the head.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Roman Anthony had a monster of a homer the other night for Team USA in a World Baseball Classic tune-up, and Ceddanne Rafaela swung the bat well, too, though obviously with him consistency will be key.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The first shot was a 3-pointer courtesy of James – to take a 107-106 lead – who found the 6-foot-3 shooting guard alone in the corner as Mathurin sagged away from the guard who had yet to attempt a shot.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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Monster bamboo, bougainvillea, and banana plants crashed in from the roadside; a tin roof sagged under the weight of a gaggle of marabou storks; baboons plundered trash cans at a highway intersection.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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