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- DictionaryHang·ing/ˈhaNGiNG/
noun
- 1. the practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment: "controversial cross-party issues such as hanging"
- 2. a decorative piece of fabric or curtain hung on the wall of a room or around a bed: "a beautiful wall hanging"
adjective
- 1. suspended in the air: "hanging palls of smoke"
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hanging. noun. /ˈhæŋɪŋ/. /ˈhæŋɪŋ/. [uncountable, countable] the practice of killing somebody as a punishment by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop from a high place; an occasion when this happens. to sentence somebody to death by hanging. public hangings.
Definitions of hanging. noun. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) “there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”. synonyms: dangling, suspension. see more. noun. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead.
the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out by suspending one by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, or the like, until dead. 2. (often hangings) something that hangs or is hung on the walls of a room, as a drapery or tapestry. 3. a suspending or temporary attaching, as of a painting.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime & law, Household hang‧ing /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] the act of killing someone by putting a rope around their neck and dropping them, used as a punishment public hangings people who believe that bringing back hanging will reduce the amount of crime 2 [ countabl...
1. : the act of killing someone by hanging that person from a rope tied around the neck. [count] The hanging was scheduled for 3 o'clock. [noncount] He was sentenced to death by hanging. 2. [count] : something (such as a curtain) that is hung on a wall especially for decoration — often plural.
May 10, 2024 · hanging (countable and uncountable, plural hangings) ( 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.
v. to fasten (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or near its own top; suspend:[ ~ + object] I hung a few pictures on the wall. to be suspended; dangle:[ no object] clothes hanging on the clothesline.
