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hanging tough

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

Meaning of hang tough

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.
    • But Hoop Dreams isn't mainly about sport, or even about life and death in the inner city. It's about families hanging tough on nerve and prayer.1994 October 24, Richard Corliss, “CINEMA: False Hoops”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    grin and bear it, hang in there, suck it up, take it like a man, tough it out

Questions about hanging tough

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

Words near hanging tough in the dictionary

  1. hanging stiles
  2. hanging ten
  3. hanging the moon
  4. hanging to
  5. hanging together
  6. hanging tough
  7. hanging tree
  8. hanging trees
  9. hanging up
  10. hanging up one's boots
  11. hanging up one's fiddle

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