What is "hanging" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 25-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net

What does hanging mean in English? Meaning of hanging definition and abbreviation with examples.

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Meaning of "hanging": decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

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

Example: the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

Synonyms: hanging wall hanging

Hyponyms: arras dossal dossel kakemono lambrequin tapestry

Hypernyms: decoration ornament ornamentation

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

Example: in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment

Synonyms: hanging

Hypernyms: capital punishment death penalty executing execution

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

Example: there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

Synonyms: dangling hanging suspension

Hypernyms: support supporting

Adjective: Present participle of hang.

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