Meaning

noun decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

noun a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead

noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

originFrom Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

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