(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
hangings
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hangings.
Editorial note
Google also doesn't execute people in public hangings, but that doesn't excuse their actions as a company.
Quick take
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hangings gathered in one view.
(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hangings.
noun
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
noun
(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
noun
(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Example sentences
Google also doesn't execute people in public hangings, but that doesn't excuse their actions as a company.
Ah so you think societies that did public hangings tended to have a strong and reasonable sense of justice.
The epiphany for me came from a place -- all hard surfaces -- which installed canvas hangings from the ceiling.
Iran regime already does that, they gunned-down thousands just last month, including 100's of public hangings.
The other founder is in the news for calling for public hangings to be brought back.
However, none of the supposed woollen/felt clothes and hangings[4] from Catal Huyuk have survived.
It wouldn't be surprising to me if some of them are even more hidden (embedded in decorations, wall hangings, toys, mannequins etc).
Of course the prison population swelled as hangings became less fashionable, and the temporary prison ships were unmoored to sail to places like Australia.
Acoustical tile (or wall hangings) represent a far lesser surveillance threat.
I think public hangings might have had an under appreciated healing effect on the psyche.
Public hangings and lynchings used to happen all the time.
So do big heavy wall hangings if you're into that.
Quote examples
The latest is [1] Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale openly calling for public hangings to show “masculine leadership”, what just proves how unserious this crowd is.
Public hangings don't "prepare" a child for a world with non-zero levels of violence, obviously.
But now the whole thing is collapsing on itself and "Silicon Valley" is broadly becoming disliked if not reviled by a lot of people, with cartoonish figures like Musk, or Joe Lonsdale calling for public hangings.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hangings in a sentence?
Google also doesn't execute people in public hangings, but that doesn't excuse their actions as a company.
What does hangings mean?
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
What part of speech is hangings?
hangings is commonly used as noun.