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hangs by a hair

hangs by a hair is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. 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

Questions about hangs by a hair

What is hangs by a hair the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs by a hair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang by a hair.

Words near hangs by a hair in the dictionary

  1. hangs about
  2. hangs an arse
  3. hangs around
  4. hangs back
  5. hangs behind
  6. hangs by a hair
  7. hangs by a thread
  8. hangs by the eyelids
  9. hangs fire
  10. hangs five
  11. hangs heavy

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