C1nounformallawhistory
US/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
UK/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
the act of killing someone with a rope around the neck; also, a decoration hung on a wall
In context
Hanging was the usual punishment for serious crimes in that period.
The country abolished public hangings more than a century ago.
A woven hanging covered most of the wall above the sofa.
Words that go with hanging
noun + preposition
- death by hangingThe court sentenced him to death by hanging.
- execution by hangingExecution by hanging was common in Britain until the 1960s.
- hanging ofThe hanging of the prisoner shocked the town.
adjective + noun
- public hangingPublic hangings drew large crowds in the old days.
noun + noun
- wall hangingShe made a colorful wall hanging from scraps of cloth.