1
: situated or lying on steeply sloping ground
2
a
: jutting out : overhanging
a hanging rock
b
: supported only by the wall on one side
a hanging staircase
3
archaic
: downcast in appearance
4
: adapted for sustaining a hanging object
5
: deserving, likely to cause, or prone to inflict death by hanging
Examples of hanging in a Sentence
Adjective
hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail
light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall
Noun
The hanging was scheduled for 3 o'clock.
He was sentenced to death by hanging.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.
—Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
Jillian Rayfield, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Traditional ceramics, woven Saudi rugs and elaborate wall hangings ground your experience in a sense of place.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%.
‘An embrace of brutality’
Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.
—Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
Noun
Visitors can walk among the colorful and fragrant hangings.
—Jillian Rayfield, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Traditional ceramics, woven Saudi rugs and elaborate wall hangings ground your experience in a sense of place.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Hanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hanging. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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