Hanging

noun
'hæŋɪŋ

Noun

  • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

    the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

    Type of:OrnamentDecorationOrnamentation
  • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

    there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

    Similar:DanglingSuspension
    Type of:SupportingSupport
  • a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

    in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment

    Type of:ExecutingExecution

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