Hangup is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hangup meaning
Alternative spelling of hang-up.
Using Hangup
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of hang-up.
Context around Hangup
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hangup
- In this selection, "hangup" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, immediate and major stand out and add context to how "hangup" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an immediate hangup while others and the major hangup for him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hangup" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hangup
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some interactions are brief — breathing or an immediate hangup — while others change on a dime. (15 words)
Brennan allegedly can't pinpoint how he lost his attraction for Emily, and that seems to be the major hangup for him. (22 words)
Brennan allegedly can't pinpoint how he lost his attraction for Emily, and that seems to be the major hangup for him. (22 words)
Some interactions are brief — breathing or an immediate hangup — while others change on a dime. (15 words)
Example sentences (2)
Some interactions are brief — breathing or an immediate hangup — while others change on a dime.
Brennan allegedly can't pinpoint how he lost his attraction for Emily, and that seems to be the major hangup for him.