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hangs over someone's head

hangs over someone's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang over someone's head.

Meaning of hang over someone's head

Verb

hang over someone's head (third-person singular simple present hangs over someone's head, present participle hanging over someone's head, simple past and past participle hung over someone's head)

  1. (idiomatic) To threaten (someone); to act as a constant preoccupation for (someone).
    • Lord Justice Roskill delivered the decision of the three justices, upholding the fines against the paper and editor Lemon. The justices also granted court costs to anti-gay crusader Mary Whitehouse, the person who brought the suit against the paper. A prison sentence hanging over Lemon's head was...1978 April 15, “London's Gay News Loses Blasphemy Appeal”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about hangs over someone's head

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Hangs over someone's head is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang over someone's head.

Words near hangs over someone's head in the dictionary

  1. hangs onto
  2. hangs out
  3. hangs out one's shingle
  4. hangs out to dry
  5. hangs over
  6. hangs over someone's head
  7. hangs round
  8. hangs ten
  9. hangs the moon
  10. hangs to
  11. hangs together

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