as in bowing
bending downward or forward
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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as in slung
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in slumped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in based
to find a basis
that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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Recent Examples of hung
Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Fifth Avenue shoppers can’t miss a towering image of the Oscar winner in a suit and tie that is hung floors above the exterior of the house’s Fifth Avenue store — a mile south from The Met.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Awning, casement, and double hung windows are all great options that allow for waterproofing, soundproofing, and insect-proofing, while still making sure that cross ventilation is possible.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Fifth Avenue shoppers can’t miss a towering image of the Oscar winner in a suit and tie that is hung floors above the exterior of the house’s Fifth Avenue store — a mile south from The Met.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Verb
Vintage fabric samples—tweeds, linens, a sky-blue poplin with white contrail stripes—hung from a rack against a wall.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
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The man was captured on a trail camera wearing camouflage with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his chest, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pants and skirts were slung low on the hips.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jones was depended on to close the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars last year when starter Trevor Lawrence was sidelined due to injury.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bonds, which have hovered for a week after a ripping rally , and could struggle if attention returns to stickier inflation?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following the exercise’s finale, two drones carrying Russian and Belarusian flags hovered in front of spectators.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Airlines can’t impose arbitrary refund caps based on fare class in that situation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The change was immediately criticized, with experts saying it was not based on sound science.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Verb
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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The White House has floated a goal of 3,000 daily ICE arrests, raising concerns among advocates who say such quotas encourage indiscriminate enforcement practices and undermine due process protections.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy floated a full-on ban against pharmaceutical ads during last year’s election cycle.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The core loop is predicated on wandering the subterranean depths of Pharloom and the majestic Citadel, picking up new abilities, hitting switches, and collecting eerie rosary beads as currency.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Economists have expressed similar concerns, arguing that the US economy’s success has been predicated on having an independent central bank, which helps instill confidence in domestic and foreign investors.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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