1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British
: not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang
: having a large penis
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Examples of hung in a Sentence
Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
Hachiya persimmons are peeled, hung, and lovingly massaged every day for four to six weeks.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Both of the public health officials in those two counties had lynch mobs outside their offices, people calling for them to be hung, young men in pickup trucks patrolling their neighborhoods, looking for them at night to attack them.
—Abc News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Looking at so much art hung salon-style in gray rooms, the viewer is overwhelmed and unsure where to focus, as if attending an art fair.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2024
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Adjective
Let these style garments dry naturally—either hung or laid flat on a towel.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
Hachiya persimmons are peeled, hung, and lovingly massaged every day for four to six weeks.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Both of the public health officials in those two counties had lynch mobs outside their offices, people calling for them to be hung, young men in pickup trucks patrolling their neighborhoods, looking for them at night to attack them.
—Abc News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Looking at so much art hung salon-style in gray rooms, the viewer is overwhelmed and unsure where to focus, as if attending an art fair.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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