hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/adjective 5noun 3forms 1phrases 2 adjective5 •Suspended.The hanging vines made the house look older than it was. •(slang) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. •(UK, slang) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. •Unprotected and exposed to capture. •Extending beyond the margins of a page. noun3 •The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village. •Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice. •The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters. formshangings Phrases with hanging hanging offenceA crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging. low-hanging fruitEasily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.
