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hanging off

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

Meaning of hang off

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind.
    • I think we should hang off on that section until we have more data.
  2. (informal, obsolete) To be avoidant or disinterested.

Questions about hanging off

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

Words near hanging off in the dictionary

  1. Hanging Langford
  2. hanging loop
  3. hanging loops
  4. hanging loose
  5. hanging low
  6. hanging off
  7. hanging offence
  8. hanging offences
  9. hanging offense
  10. hanging offenses
  11. hanging on

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