noun

hanging

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/

hanging

NOUN

Definition of hanging

1

A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.

Example: There was a hanging in Carson City.

1

The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.

Example: Nebraska is hanging him next week.

2

The present participle of hang. Suspended.

Example: Your shirt is hanging in the closet.

hanging

EXAMPLES

Examples of hanging

1

There was a hanging in Carson City.

Example sentence
2

Nebraska is hanging him next week.

Example sentence
3

Your shirt is hanging in the closet.

Example sentence

hanging

SMART VOCABULARY

Related words and phrases

Similar words

lynching

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