hanging

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1431

Meanings

1

adj
Attached at the top so that the rest falls down freely.

Hanging plants decorated the balcony.
2

noun
The act of killing someone by hanging them by the neck.

In that country, hanging was once the punishment for murder.
3

noun
A piece of decorated cloth hung on a wall.

A colorful wall hanging covered the cold stone.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the act of killing someone... halter

3 noun · a piece of decorated cloth... wall hanging

Word family

Forms hangings

Derived forms antihangingbedhangingcrapehangingcrepehangingpaperhangingwallhanging

Related forms portiere

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Phrases (2)

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Idioms (1)

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low-hanging fruit
the easiest, quickest wins available

Etymology

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

hangynge Middle English

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# hanging

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1431

## Meanings
1. Attached at the top so that the rest falls down freely.
2. The act of killing someone by hanging them by the neck.
3. A piece of decorated cloth hung on a wall.

## Examples
- Hanging plants decorated the balcony.
- In that country, hanging was once the punishment for murder.
- A colorful wall hanging covered the cold stone.

## Derived Forms
- antihanging
- bedhanging
- crapehanging
- crepehanging
- paperhanging
- wallhanging

## Related Forms
- portiere

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hangynge

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

## AI Etymology
Hanging comes from Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Attached at the top so that the rest falls down freely” and “The act of killing someone by hanging them by the neck”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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