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Definition hanging

Etymology 1

From Middle English hanginge, hangynge, altered variant of Middle English hanginde, hangende, hangand, from Old English hangende, hangiende, from Proto-Germanic *hangijandz, present participle of *hangijan? (“to hang”), equivalent to hang +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch hangend (“hanging”), German hängend (“hanging”), Swedish hängande (“hanging”).

Verb

hanging

1. present participle of hang

Adjective

hanging (not comparable)

1. Suspended.
2. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
3. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
4. (Britain, slang, of a person) ugly; very unattractive

Etymology 2

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

Noun

hanging (countable and uncountable, plural hangings)

1. (uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).
2. (countable) A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
3. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
4. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

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