Words · Very common
hanging
/ˈhæŋɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
the cold castle walls were covered with hangings
- noun
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
- 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
- verb
be suspended or hanging
The flag hung on the wall
- verb
cause to be hanging or suspended
Hang that picture on the wall