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hung behind

hung behind is the simple past and past participle of hang behind.

Meaning of hang behind

Verb

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

  1. To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, behind.

Questions about hung behind

What is hung behind the simple past and past participle of?
Hung behind is the simple past and past participle of hang behind.

Words near hung behind in the dictionary

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

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