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hanging onto

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

Meaning of hang onto

Verb

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

  1. to keep
    • They hang onto all these kinds of thing, and insist that only what offers contact and touch is a thing that is.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 246b

Questions about hanging onto

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

Words near hanging onto in the dictionary

  1. hanging one on
  2. hanging one's hat
  3. hanging one's hat on
  4. hanging one's head
  5. hanging one's lip
  6. hanging onto
  7. hanging out
  8. hanging out of one's arse
  9. hanging out one's shingle
  10. hanging out to dry
  11. hanging over

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