hanging

/hˈæŋɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
   “the cold castle walls were covered with hangings”
2. 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”
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   “there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”

Synonyms for hanging

• wall hanging
• suspension
• dangling

Words that rhyme with hanging

• banging
• clanging
• ganging
• haranguing
• overhanging