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also hanged (over)
past tense of hang (over)
Synonyms of hung (over)
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on
- as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in
Synonyms for hung (over)
Words Related to hung (over)
- endangered,
- hazarded,
- imperiled
- (or imperilled),
- jeopardized,
- periled
- (also perilled)
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The first known use of hung (over) was in 1941
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