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    hanging
    /ˈhaŋɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment: "controversial cross-party issues such as hanging"
    • 2. a decorative piece of fabric or curtain hung on the wall of a room or around a bed.

    adjective

    • 1. suspended in the air: "hanging palls of smoke"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHANGING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Hanging can mean the act of killing someone by dropping them with a rope, or a large piece of cloth hung on a wall for decoration. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of hanging with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HangingHanging - Wikipedia

    Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a common method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and is the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhanging noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ [uncountable, countable] the practice of killing somebody as a punishment by tying a rope around their neck and allowing them to drop from a high place; an occasion when this happens. to sentence somebody to death by hanging. public hangings.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHANG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HANG definition: 1. to fasten or support something at the top leaving the other parts free to move, or to be held in…. Learn more.

  6. www.britannica.com › topic › hangingHanging | Definition, History, Death Penalty, & Lynching |...

    Sep 14, 2024 · hanging, execution or murder by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose. The traditional method of execution involves suspending victims from a gallows or crossbeam until they have died of asphyxiation.

  7. en.thefreedictionary.com › hangingHanging - definition of hanging by The Free Dictionary

    Define hanging. hanging synonyms, hanging pronunciation, hanging translation, English dictionary definition of hanging. n. 1. A method of execution whereby the person is dropped and suspended from a rope around the neck, resulting in death from severing of the spinal cord,...

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hangHang Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HANG is to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend. How to use hang in a sentence. Hanged vs. Hung: Usage Guide