Synonyms for hanging

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hang-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋ ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for hanging

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pendulous

Définition of hanging

Origin : "act of putting to death on the gallows," c.1300 (see hang). Hanging judge first recorded 1848. Meaning "piece of drapery on the wall of a room" is late 15c. Hangings "curtains, tapestry" is from 1640s.

adj dangling

Example sentences :

And, hanging it over his umbrella, he stalked moodily onward.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various

From what I hear, you thought little enough of hanging others.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Christine noticed then that his right arm was hanging inert by his side.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It was hanging on the stable-door, and the horses were just then brought in.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

He pulled his watch from the pocket of his vest, hanging on the bedpost.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

I'm an obstinate kind of creature, and get things by hanging on.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

He told me that a suspicious character had been hanging about the hall, enquiring for me.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

And the robust anarchist, hanging his head on his breast, fell into a long reverie.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

And when it reached the ground it lay even beyond the hanging venison.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

You didn't see me hanging half out the window, to watch where you went, did you?
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

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