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hanging

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/
Meanings
  • verb

    The act of suspending someone or something from a rope, bar, or other support, typically with the intention of killing them.

    - "The condemned man was hanged in front of a large crowd."
    - "The thief was caught red-handed and was hanged for his crimes."

  • A method of executing someone by suspending them from a rope.

    - "Capital punishment by hanging is a controversial issue."
    - "Hanging was a common form of execution in the Middle Ages."
  • noun

    A state of suspense or uncertainty.

    - "The team was in a hanging position, with the score tied."
    - "The novel kept me in a hanging state of anticipation until the very end."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈhæŋɪŋ/



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  2. /ˈhæŋɪŋ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=862151"
Synonyms

put up , gallows , swing , take a ride to Tyburn , dangle , suspended , suspend , freeze , lock up , freeze , lock up , bedeck , deck , decorate , lynch , string up , exhibit , show , float , hover , drop , lower , hang about , hang around , loiter , hook , hook up , hang up , Abraham's balsam , a quick drop and a sudden stop , hempen elixir , necktie party
Rhymes
Words rhyming with hanging
banging , anging , stranging
Variants
List of all variants of hanging that leads to same result
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Forms
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hanged, hanging

Etymology
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Old English hangian, from hangian (to hang). Related to hangen (hanging), hangian (to hang).

Trivia
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  1. The gallows, the structure used for hangings, have been in use since at least the 13th century.

  2. The term 'hanging judge' refers to a judge who is perceived as being excessively harsh or punitive.

  3. The last public hanging in the United States took place in 1936 in Georgia.

Related Concepts
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  1. Capital punishment: The practice of sentencing someone to death, usually by the state, as a punishment for a crime.

  2. Execution: The act of carrying out a sentence of capital punishment.

Culture
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Hanging has been used as a method of execution since ancient times. It was a common form of capital punishment in Europe until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Hanging has also been used metaphorically to describe a state of suspense or uncertainty.

How to Memorize "hanging"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person being suspended from a rope.
    - Visualize the crowd gathered to witness the execution.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the act of executing someone.
    - Think of the phrase 'hanged by the neck until dead'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym HANG to remember the definition: H - Hanging, A - Act of suspending, N - from a rope, G - usually with the intention of killing.

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