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variants:
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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“Hung (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28over%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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