hangdog adjective 1noun 1verb 1forms 3 adjective1 •Low; sneaking; ashamed.The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. — 1852 noun1 •A base, degraded person. verb1 •To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner.With a twenty-one to three victory, Pinewood high-stepped it off the field while our Falcons hangdogged their way to the locker room. — 2012 formshangdogged · hangdogging · hangdogs
