hanging


Meanings

  • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window;
    • "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
  • 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"
  • be suspended or hanging;
  • cause to be hanging or suspended;
  • kill by hanging;
  • let drop or droop;
  • fall or flow in a certain way;
  • be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive;
  • give heed (to);
  • be suspended or poised;
  • hold on tightly or tenaciously;
  • be exhibited;
  • prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
  • decorate or furnish with something suspended;
  • be placed in position as by a hinge;
  • place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction;
  • suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste;
  • HANGING n pl. -S an execution by strangling with a suspended noose


Scrabble Score: 12

hanging is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

hanging is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

hanging is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

hanging is a valid Words With Friends word