Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Erhängung

    пове́шениеpovéšenije

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

  2. (countable)Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

    The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.

    Behang, Erhängung

    сви́токsvítok, пове́шениеpovéšenije

  3. (uncountable)The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

    I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

    Hängung

    гобеле́нgobelén, драпиро́вкаdrapiróvka

Examples

669 sentences
  1. Tom committed suicide by hanging himself.

    Том наклав на себе руки, повісившись. — deniko

    ruТом покончил с собой, повесившись. — marafon

    deTom hat Selbstmord durch Erhängen begangen. — Micsmithel

  2. It's fun hanging out with Tom.

    Тусити з Томом - одне задоволення. — deniko

    ruС Томом весело тусоваться. — sharptoothed

  3. I like hanging out with Tom.

    Мені подобається проводити час із Томом. — deniko

  4. It's fun hanging out with Tom and Mary.

    Проводити час з Томом та Мері дуже весело. — deniko

  5. It's a lot of fun hanging out with Tom.

    Проводити час з Томом дуже весело. — deniko

    ruОчень весело тусоваться с Томом. — Balamax

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
public event at which a person is hanged:
anything wide, high and thin that is hung:
way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
public event at which a person is hanged:
anything wide, high and thin that is hung:
way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged:

Origin

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hen

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

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Forms

plural: hangings
Singularhanging
Pluralhangings

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
execution:halterAbraham's balsamnecktie partya quick drop and a sudden stop
Close in meaning
  • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window:wall hanging
  • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely):suspensiondangling

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • hanging out with
  • enjoy hanging out
  • been hanging out
  • fun hanging out
  • like hanging out
  • enjoy hanging
  • really enjoy hanging
  • hanging out together
  • fun hanging
  • hanging around
  • hanging on the
  • has been hanging

See also

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