hanging by a hair
hanging by a hair is the present participle and gerund of hang by a hair.
Meaning of hang by a hair
Verb
hang by a hair (third-person singular simple present hangs by a hair, present participle hanging by a hair, simple past and past participle hung by a hair)
- Synonym of hang by a thread.
- This was the moment in the whole process of their mutual vigilance in which it decidedly most hung by a hair that their thin wall might be pierced by the lightest wrong touch.1904 November 10, Henry James, The Golden Bowl, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- hang by a thread
Questions about hanging by a hair
- What is hanging by a hair the present participle and gerund of?
- Hanging by a hair is the present participle and gerund of hang by a hair.
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