Need another word that means the same as “hanging”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “hanging” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Hanging” are: wall hanging, dangling, suspension, drape, curtain, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop scene, tableau curtain, frontal, dossal, pendent, suspended, swinging, swaying, flowing, falling
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hanging” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| curtain | A raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene. He wants to see you directly the curtain comes down. |
| dangling | The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely. |
| dossal | An ornamental cloth hung behind an altar in a church or at the sides of a chancel. |
| drape | The manner in which fabric hangs or falls. A drape jacket. |
| drop | A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies a drop cloth or drop curtain. They expected the drop would be successful. |
| drop cloth | A central depository where things can be left or picked up. |
| drop curtain | A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. |
| drop scene | A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery. |
| frontal | A drapery that covers the front of an altar. |
| suspension | Temporary cessation or suspension. The suspension of military action. |
| tableau curtain | Any dramatic scene. |
| wall hanging | A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hanging” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| dangling | Hanging or swinging loosely. A pair of dangling earrings. |
| falling | Coming down freely under the influence of gravity. Falling incomes. |
| flowing | Graceful and fluent. A flowing prose style. |
| pendent | Held from above. The use of jurisdiction to decide pendent claims. |
| suspended | (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period. Suspended sediments inhibit the sun s energy from being used for reef building. |
| swaying | Moving slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. Swaying palm trees. |
| swinging | Characterized by a buoyant rhythm. A swinging resort. |
| accused | A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges. |
| airway | The passage by which air reaches a person’s lungs. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating. |
| assassination | The action of assassinating someone. The assassination of President Kennedy. |
| beating | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. If he got dirt on his clothes he d get a beating. |
| choke | A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. An automatic choke. |
| clog | Impede with a clog or as if with a clog. They found the tax to be an unacceptable clog on the market. |
| collusion | Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers. |
| conscienceless | Lacking a conscience. A conscienceless villain. |
| conviction | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. She takes pride in stating her political convictions. |
| criminal | (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking. Criminal abuse. |
| execute | Put in effect. He was convicted of treason and executed. |
| execution | The process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. Obligation to pay the deposit before the execution of the lease. |
| felon | A person who has committed a felony. The felon undermining hand of dark corruption. |
| garrote | Strangle with an iron collar. |
| homicide | The killing of a human being by another human being. Knives account for a third of all homicides. |
| immolation | Killing or offering as a sacrifice. |
| inmate | One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. |
| killer | An animal that has been selected for slaughter. There s a killer on the loose. |
| muffle | Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves. |
| murderer | A person who commits murder. Convicted murderers. |
| obstruct | Commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer. They had to alter the course of the stream and obstruct the natural flow of the water. |
| smother | Envelop completely. I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow. |
| stifle | Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. She stifled a giggle. |
| strangle | Constrict (someone’s) throat and keep from breathing. The victim was strangled with a scarf. |
| suffocate | Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. His job suffocated him. |
| suffocation | The state or process of dying from being deprived of air or unable to breathe. Prisoners told accounts of suffocations and shootings. |
| throttle | Reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle. It has two engines that can be throttled. |
| trial | Of a horse dog or other animal compete in trials. The trials for the semifinals began yesterday. |
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