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hung¹

  • /ˈhʌŋ/ UK, US
  • /hʊŋ/ Midlands, Northern England
  • /hʊŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
  2. participle, past, proscribed simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense) They fructify a barren, and render barren a very luxurious Soil; and, if you will believe them, they’ll tell you the Tree whereon Judas hung himſelf, and more than the Natives know themſelves, or ever ſaw in their own Country.

adjective more hung · most hung

  1. not comparable, usually Suspended by hanging.
  2. not comparable, usually Having hanging additions or appendages.
  3. not comparable, usually Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
  4. not comparable, usually Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party. hung parliament
  5. colloquial, not comparable, usually Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
  6. colloquial, not comparable, usually, of a person Having a large penis (often well hung).

    Similar: macrophallic

Hung²

Where it comes from

From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).

proper noun Hungs

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: adorned, decorated, hing, clipped, lock-up, locked, band, lock, hooked, blocked, suspended, mounted, installed, marked, ridden, acer

Translations

Every language

adj suspended by hanging

한국어중단 jungdan
Kiswahilianika
Portuguêspendurado
Françaispendu
Deutschgehängt

adj having hanging additions or appendages

Kiswahilianika

adj of a jury, unable to reach a verdict

Kiswahilianika
Françaisdivisé

adj lacking a majority political party

Françaisdivisé

adj computing: not responding

Françaismou, lent
Deutschhängend, festgegangen

adj having a large penis

Españolvergón, macanudo
Kiswahilianika
Portuguêsdotado, bem-dotado, bem aviado
Françaisbien membré, bien monté, burné, monté
Italianoben dotato, dotato
Românăpulos

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@misc{hung_2026,
  title = {hung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}