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Hung meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
  2. simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)

Synonyms of Hung

Using Hung

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) | simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)
  • Useful related words include: adorned, decorated.
  • In the example corpus, hung often appears in combinations such as: hung up, hung on, hung in.

Context around Hung

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hung

  • In this selection, "hung" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, accidentally, properly, cantonese, herself, jury and meaning stand out and add context to how "hung" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a haze hung over the and after being hung up for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hung" sits close to words such as berkeley, brooks and opt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hung

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Alisa still hung back. (4 words)

A haze hung over the nation’s capital. (8 words)

All the adults knew each other and even hung out. (10 words)

An unusual way to display snowdrops is to make what's known as a Kokedama, a Japanese style of planting in which individual plants are inserted into a ball of soil covered in moss, which can then be hung from a tree branch or placed in a dish. (48 words)

Huygens had discovered in 1673 that a pendulum has the same period when hung from its center of oscillation as when hung from its pivot, and the distance between the two points was equal to the length of a simple gravity pendulum of the same period. (46 words)

After our workshop, we were set loose in the streets of Grasse, which are charmingly covered by a canopy of pink umbrellas, hung for Expo Rose, an annual celebration roses in which the streets are decorated with rose bushes, bouquets and exhibitions. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Following completion, the flag will be hung in Jack Downing Park, before being taken to Fiddle Park to be hung in it’s permanent home in the pavilion there.

In “Bored, She Hung Herself,” the show’s writers explored self asphyxiation, and the plot centres around a beautiful young socialite who is believed to have accidentally hung herself while trying out a new-fangled yoga technique.

Huygens had discovered in 1673 that a pendulum has the same period when hung from its center of oscillation as when hung from its pivot, and the distance between the two points was equal to the length of a simple gravity pendulum of the same period.

The controversy, according to art historian Peter Brooke, was not whether the work should be hung or not, but whether or not it should be hung with the Cubist group.

The first trial, in September 1926, resulted in a hung jury ; at the second, early in 1927, Miller was convicted and served prison time, but the jury again hung as to Daugherty.

The orange western carrot is known in some areas of China as "foreign Daikon" (or more properly hung lo bac in Cantonese, hung meaning "red").

A bit late, it would seem, to catch the wave of conservatism, conformity and consensus that hung over the American nation through much of the postwar era.

After our workshop, we were set loose in the streets of Grasse, which are charmingly covered by a canopy of pink umbrellas, hung for Expo Rose, an annual celebration roses in which the streets are decorated with rose bushes, bouquets and exhibitions.

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After six league games without a win, Brighton hung on after Forest pulled it back to 3-2 with a Morgan Gibbs-White penalty in the 76th minute which saw Brighton's Lewis Dunk sent off for protesting.

A haze hung over the nation’s capital.

A lawmaker shared a video of himself with noodles hung on his ears while watching Putin's speech.

Alisa still hung back.

All the adults knew each other and even hung out.

All the wrinkles were gone after being hung up for a couple days.

Already, millions of Boomers have hung up their corporate hats since the beginning of 2020.

An aerial view of a dense jungle where a blue tarpaulin is hung up covering series of makeshift shacks.

And in a social media post, after he left, he expressed optimism about getting additional American aid, which has been hung up for weeks in congressional gridlock.

An unusual way to display snowdrops is to make what's known as a Kokedama, a Japanese style of planting in which individual plants are inserted into a ball of soil covered in moss, which can then be hung from a tree branch or placed in a dish.

A part of the blame for this lies with Gal Gadot, for whom this is a potential new franchise that’ll likely last her a decade after she has hung up Wonder Woman’s lasso of truth.

Approximately 20 minutes later the defendant called 911 to report his roommate had been hurt but hung up the call before any identifying information could be obtained.

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Common combinations with hung

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hung" in a sentence?
An example: "Following completion, the flag will be hung in Jack Downing Park, before being taken to Fiddle Park to be hung in it’s permanent home in the pavilion there." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hung" from authentic English texts.
What does "hung" mean?
Hung means: simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
What are synonyms of "hung"?
Common synonyms of "hung" include: adorned, decorated.
How many example sentences with "hung" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hung", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.