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hung low

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

Meaning of hang low

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.
    • As I joined the train at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, the skies hung low, the rain fell, and as the journey proceeded there was little change; […].1956 December, W. J. Alcock, “On the Footplate of the "Elizabethan"”, in Railway Magazine, page 819

Questions about hung low

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

Words near hung low in the dictionary

  1. hung like a bull
  2. hung like a donkey
  3. hung like a horse
  4. hung like a mule
  5. hung loose
  6. hung low
  7. hung off
  8. hung on
  9. hung on by a thread
  10. hung on every word
  11. hung one on

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