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   Hang·dog

   /ˈhaNGˌdôɡ/

   

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   • 1. having a dejected or guilty appearance; shamefaced: "the boys wore hangdog looks as the police marched them down the steps"

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   What is the meaning of hangdog?

   • 1. browbeaten; defeated; abject: a hangdog look. 2. shamefaced; guilty. n. 3. a contemptible person. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   What is a hangdog expression?

   • A self-pitying expression of abjection, defeat, shame, or guilt. Don't just stare at me with that hangdog expression. You've already made a mess of things, so now you have to deal with it! The losing team walked away from the pitch with hangdog expressions after their execrable defeat at the hands of their rivals. I suppose; sure.

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   What does it mean if someone has a hangdog expression on their face?

   • If you say that someone has a hangdog expression on their face, you mean that they look sad, and often guilty or ashamed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Archaic 2. 3. 4. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 1.

   HANGDOG definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does a hangdog look like?

   • Armed with an inexhaustible supply of quips, the hangdog hero wastes the baddies hunting him through corridors and lift shafts. One had thick, unkempt grey hair and a doughy, hangdog face. These pooches all have hangdog expressions for a good reason. His hangdog face looks like pummelled dough and unspoken anxieties lurk in his bleary eyes.

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   HANGDOG meaning: 1. (of an expression on a face) unhappy or ashamed, especially because of feeling guilty: 2. (of…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of hangdog. adjective. frightened into submission or compliance. synonyms: afraid. filled with fear or apprehension. adjective. showing a sense of guilt. “"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater” synonyms: guilty, shamed, shamefaced. ashamed. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse.

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   Definition of hangdog adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   4 days ago · browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject. He always went about with a hangdog look. 2. shamefaced; guilty. He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression. 3. suitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive. noun. 4. archaic.

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   hangdog. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hang‧dog /ˈhæŋdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ adjective → hangdog expression/look Examples from the Corpus hangdog • Tortoni is a bald man with a hangdog face. • His hangdog gait belied his real attitude. • Ross was still sporting his hangdog look. • His hangdog mug is one of the most ...

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to hangdog. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hangdog. I was certain from his hangdog expression that he was guilty. Synonyms. abject. defeated. intimidated. humiliated. browbeaten. wretched. degraded. hopeless. miserable. resigned. ashamed.

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   Factsheet. What does the word hang-dog mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hang-dog. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.