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hanging¹

  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋɡɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ Scotland, UK
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ Australia
  • /ˈhɛŋəŋ/ New Zealand
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ US
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ US
  • /-iŋ/ US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/
  • [hɹæŋɪŋ]
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Southern US
  • [hæŋɪŋ] ~ [hæə̯ŋ-] ~ [hɛə̯ŋ-] Southern US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Inland Northern American
  • [hɛə̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [iŋ] Inland Northern American
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/
  • /-iŋ/
  • [heɪ̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [heːŋ-]
  • [heɪŋɪŋ] ~ [hɛːŋ-] ~ [hæŋ-]
  • /-iŋ/ US, Western, also

Rhymes with -æŋɪŋ

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hang This is done by a set screw which works in a slot in the incline, so that without altering the hanging of the door, it can be raised to any required height.

adjective

  1. not comparable Suspended. The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
  2. not comparable, of a piece Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. not comparable, slang, of an off speed pitch Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. hanging breaking ball
  4. UK, not comparable, slang, of a person Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging.
  5. not comparable, of a punctuation mark Extending beyond the margins of a page. hanging punctuation

hanging²

  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋɡɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England, UK
  • /ˈhaŋɪŋ/ Scotland, UK
  • /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ Australia
  • /ˈhɛŋəŋ/ New Zealand
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ US
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/ US
  • /-iŋ/ US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/
  • [hɹæŋɪŋ]
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Southern US
  • [hæŋɪŋ] ~ [hæə̯ŋ-] ~ [hɛə̯ŋ-] Southern US
  • /hæŋɪŋ/ Inland Northern American
  • [hɛə̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [iŋ] Inland Northern American
  • /heɪŋɪŋ/
  • /-iŋ/
  • [heɪ̯ŋɪŋ] ~ [heːŋ-]
  • [heɪŋɪŋ] ~ [hɛːŋ-] ~ [hæŋ-]
  • /-iŋ/ US, Western, also

Rhymes with -æŋɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

noun hangings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.

    Similar: halter, a quick drop and a sudden stop, Abraham's balsam, necktie party

  2. countable Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters). The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
  3. uncountable The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged. I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dangling, pendent, wall hanging, supported, suspended, pendant, suspension, dragging, pegging, hoisting, clinging, hanger, hangman, facing, floating, peg

Translations

Every language

adj suspended

Españolcolgante, colgandero, pensil, pénsil
Portuguêssuspenso
Françaissuspendu, suspendue
Deutschhängend
Italianosospeso, sospesa
Ελληνικάαναρτημένος anartiménos, κρεμάμενος kremámenos, κρεμαστός kremastós
Românăatârnat
Русскийвися́чий visjáčij, вися́щий visjáščij

noun means of execution

Españolahorcamiento
日本語絞首刑 kōshukei, 絞殺刑 kōsatsukei
中文縊死 /缢死 yìsǐ, 絞刑 /绞刑 jiǎoxíng, 吊死 diàosǐ
हिन्दीफाँसी phā̃sī
Portuguêsforca, enforcamento
Françaispendaison
DeutschErhängung
Italianoimpiccagione
Ελληνικάαπαγχονισμός apanchonismós
Русскийпове́шение povéšenije
العربيةشَنْق šanq

noun public event at which a person is hanged

Portuguêsenforcamento
Françaispendaison
DeutschErhängung
Ελληνικάαπαγχονισμός apanchonismós
Русскийпове́шение povéšenije

noun anything wide, high and thin that is hung

日本語掛物 kakemono
中文條幅 /条幅 tiáofú
हिन्दीटँगाव ṭaṅgāv, लटकाव laṭkāv, लटकन laṭkan, टँगाई ṭaṅgāī
Françaistenture
DeutschBehang
Русскийсви́ток svítok

noun way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged

हिन्दीटँगाई ṭaṅgāī, लटकन laṭkan
DeutschHängung
Ελληνικάκρεμαστά kremastá
Русскийгобеле́н gobelén, драпиро́вка drapiróvka

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@misc{hanging_2026,
  title = {hanging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}