hanging meaning and definition

HANGING noun

Definition of hanging (noun)

1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
   • "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
   • synonyms: wall hanging
2. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
   • "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   • "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
   • synonyms: dangling, suspension