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hang by the eyelids

hang by the eyelids verb: to hang by a very slight hold or tenure.

Verb

hang by the eyelids (third-person singular simple present hangs by the eyelids, present participle hanging by the eyelids, simple past and past participle hung by the eyelids)

  1. To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
  2. To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.

Forms of hang by the eyelids

third-person singular presenthangs by the eyelids
present participlehanging by the eyelids
past participlehung by the eyelids
pasthung by the eyelids

Questions about hang by the eyelids

What does hang by the eyelids mean?
Hang by the eyelids means to hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
What part of speech is hang by the eyelids?
Hang by the eyelids is a verb.
What is the past tense of hang by the eyelids?
The past tense of hang by the eyelids is hung by the eyelids.

Words near hang by the eyelids in the dictionary

  1. hang around
  2. hang back
  3. hang behind
  4. hang by a hair
  5. hang by a thread
  6. hang by the eyelids
  7. hang dog
  8. hang dogs
  9. hang fire
  10. hang fires
  11. hang five

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