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hung one's head

hung one's head is the simple past and past participle of hang one's head.

Meaning of hang one's head

Verb

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

  1. To be discouraged, ashamed, or embarrassed.
    • I hung my head in shame.

Questions about hung one's head

What is hung one's head the simple past and past participle of?
Hung one's head is the simple past and past participle of hang one's head.

Words near hung one's head in the dictionary

  1. hung on by a thread
  2. hung on every word
  3. hung one on
  4. hung one's hat
  5. hung one's hat on
  6. hung one's head
  7. hung one's lip
  8. hung onto
  9. hung out
  10. hung out one's shingle
  11. hung out to dry

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