Unscramble hanging

Definition of hanging

noun:

• decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings". Synonyms: wall hanging.
• 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".
• 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.

verb:

• be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall". Synonyms: hang.
• cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall". Synonyms: hang, hang up.
• kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday". Synonyms: hang, string up.
• let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame". Synonyms: hang.
• fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well", "Her long black hair flowed down her back". Synonyms: fall, flow, hang.
• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind", "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her". Synonyms: hang.
• give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly", "She hung on his every word", "They attended to everything he said". Synonyms: advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed.
• be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley". Synonyms: hang.
• hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands", "The child clung to his mother's apron". Synonyms: cling, hang.
• be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum". Synonyms: hang.
• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury. Synonyms: hang.
• decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper". Synonyms: hang.
• be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!". Synonyms: hang.
• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door". Synonyms: hang.
• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days". Synonyms: hang.

Related words

arras, beetle, brood, dangle, dossal, dossel, drop, fixate, gibbet, halter, hover, lambrequin, loom, overhang, sling, suspend, swing, tapestry.

Words nearby

banging, changing, ranging.

Rhymes with

banging, clanging.