hanging: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with H · ends with G
Meaning of hanging
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of hang
Base or related entry: hang.
Source: Wiktionary — hanging.
adj
- not-comparable
Suspended.
Example: The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
- not-comparable
Unprotected and exposed to capture.
- not-comparable, slang
Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
Example: hanging breaking ball
- UK, not-comparable, slang
Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
Source: Wiktionary — hanging.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
Example: Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
- countable
Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
Example: The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
- uncountable
The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Example: I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
Listed forms: hangings.
Source: Wiktionary — hanging.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for hanging.
noun
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
- wall hanging
noun
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hanging in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hanging
H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of hanging
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from hanging
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