hung
pronunciation
How to pronounce hung in British English:
UK [hʌŋ]
How to pronounce hung in American English:
US [hʌŋ]
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- Adjective:
- (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support
Word Origin
- hung (adj.)
- past tense and past participle of hang (v.); meaning "having impressive male genitals" is from 1640s; of a jury, "unable to agree," 1838, American English. Hung-over (also hungover) in the drinking sense is from 1950 (see hangover); hung-up "obsessed" is from 1961.
Example
- 1. Thick clouds hung low and covered the sky .
- 2. Like a slim reed of crystal a fountain hung in the dusky air .
- 3. That is why I love double hung windows ; they offer the most flexibility and options .
- 4. If you have double hung windows , you can open the bottom section of the upwind side of the house and the upper section of the downwind side , and the low pressure will suck the air through your house .
- 5. The back of her hand lay on her leg . The four fingers were leaning to one side , the thumb hung in front of them-and something about those fingers and that thumb seemed to me the shape of despair .