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hanging behind

hanging behind is the present participle and gerund of hang behind.

Meaning of hang behind

Verb

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

  1. To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, behind.

Questions about hanging behind

What is hanging behind the present participle and gerund of?
Hanging behind is the present participle and gerund of hang behind.

Words near hanging behind in the dictionary

  1. hanging back
  2. hanging ball
  3. hanging balls
  4. hanging basket
  5. hanging baskets
  6. hanging behind
  7. hanging by a hair
  8. hanging by a thread
  9. hanging by the eyelids
  10. hanging chad
  11. hanging chads

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