Definitions for hanging
ˈhæŋ ɪŋhang·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hanging, wall hangingnoun

   decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

   "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

2. hangingnoun

   a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

   "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"

3. suspension, dangling, hangingnoun

   the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

   "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hangingnoun

   The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).

2. hangingnoun

   A public event at which a person is hanged.

   The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.

3. hangingnoun

   Anything wide, high and rather thin that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, wallpaper or posters).

   The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.

4. hangingnoun

   The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

   I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

5. hangingadjective

   Suspended.

   The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hangingnoun

   Drapery hung or fastened against the walls of rooms by way of ornament.

   Etymology: from hang.

   A storm, or robbery, call it what you will,
   Shook down my mellow hangings, nay, my leaves,
   And left me bare to weather. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Like rich hangings in an homely house,
   So was his will in his old feeble body. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Being informed that his breakfast was ready, he drew towards the door, where the hangings were held up. Edward Hyde.

   Now purple hangings cloath the palace walls,
   And sumptuous feasts are made in splendid halls. Dryden.

   Lucas Van Leyden has infected all Europe with his designs for tapestry, which, by the ignorant, are called ancient hangings. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   Rome oft has heard a cross haranguing,
   With prompting priest behind the hanging. Matthew Prior.

2. Hangingparticipial adj.

   Etymology: from hang.

   1. Foreboding death by the halter.

   Surely, sir, a good favour you have; but that you have a hanging look. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   What Ethiops lips he has!
   How foul a snout, and what a hanging face! John Dryden, Juven.

   2. Requiring to be punished by the halter.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hanging

   Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since medieval times, and is the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. The first known account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a method of suicide. The past and past participle of hang in this sense is hanged rather than hung.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hanging

   of Hang

2. Hangingadjective

   requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter

3. Hangingadjective

   suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves

4. Hangingadjective

   adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges

5. Hangingnoun

   the act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended

6. Hangingnoun

   death by suspension; execution by a halter

7. Hangingnoun

   that which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hanging

   Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain "hanging". Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since medieval times, and is the official execution method in many countries and regions today. Hanging oneself describes a method of suicide in which a person applies a ligature to the neck and brings about unconsciousness and then death, by means of partial suspension or partial weight-bearing on the ligature. This method has been most often used in prisons or other institutions, where full suspension support is difficult to devise. The earliest known use of the word in this sense was in A.D. 1300.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hanging

   A word expressive of anything declining in the middle part below a straight line, as the hanging of a deck or a sheer. Also, when a ship is difficult to be removed from the stocks, or in manœuvre.

Matched Categories

1. • Execution
   • Support

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hanging' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4215

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hanging' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2412

How to pronounce hanging?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hanging in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hanging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hanging in a Sentence

1. Brad Bannon:

   Democrats were caught between a rock and a hard place, they wanted to take a stern line against powerful men, like President Donald Trump and [Supreme Court Justice] Brett Kavanaugh, that were accused of sexual misconduct, but they felt like they couldn't do it with Clinton hanging around.

2. Andrew Scott:

   The low hanging fruit of solar and wind were quite obvious, but do they have to be the only solution ? Is there room for other solutions ? I think when the energy source is there, and you can develop technologies that can harness it, then absolutely.

3. Daniel Wetrin:

   All the power cables that run parallel to the track caved in, there were cut cables hanging around.

4. Matthew Kromartie:

   Imagine if a Caucasian boy was found hanging in a black neighborhood in the same way, everyone in that neighborhood would have been a suspect.

5. James Ragan:

   For a long-term investor who is trying to have some confidence about investing now or hanging in there now, you can see light at the end of the tunnel from a valuation standpoint once you start to look to 2021.

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