Definitions For Hanging

noun

  • The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
  • A form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
  • Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
  • The act of killing someone by hanging that person from a rope tied around the neck
  • Something (such as a curtain) that is hung on a wall especially for decoration

Is Hanging a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Hanging is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Hanging in a Sentence

  • hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail
  • Light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall
  • The hanging was scheduled for 3 o'clock.
  • He was sentenced to death by hanging.

Synonyms for Hanging

Antonyms for Hanging

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