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hangings

hangings is the plural of hanging.

Meaning of hanging

Noun

hanging (countable and uncountable, plural hangings)

  1. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
    • Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
  2. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
    • The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
  3. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
    • I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.

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Phrases with hangings

Questions about hangings

What is hangings the plural of?
Hangings is the plural of hanging.

Words near hangings in the dictionary

  1. hanging with
  2. hanging, drawing and quartering
  3. hangingflies
  4. hangingfly
  5. hangingly
  6. hangings
  7. hangingwall
  8. hangingwalls
  9. hangiri
  10. hangis
  11. hangle

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