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hangin

hangin

8.7
Attached so it drops down and is not fixed firmly
  • adjective
  • /ˈhæŋɪn/
  • Informal
translation icon : colgante
  • The hangin branches looked beautiful in the sunlight.

Look at this finger hanging from my chin, this flap of skin.

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Examples

  • Look at that hangin piece of art!

  • A single light bulb was hangin from the ceiling in the empty room.

  • The old sign was hangin crooked over the shop entrance during the storm.

  • He walked in with his shirt hangin out of his jeans, looking relaxed.

  • The old sign was hangin crooked over the shop entrance during the storm.

  • A single light bulb was hangin from the ceiling in the empty room.

  • He walked in with his shirt hangin out of his jeans, looking relaxed.

Synonyms

dangly
vshangin
2 3.9

Something that hangs loosely and can swing or move

is more general, focusing on a loose state rather than free swinging
sagging
vshangin
1 4.1

Hanging down loosely because it is weak or damaged

is usually not about weakness but simply suspended and loose
pendent
vshangin
7.2

Hanging down from above

is informal and casual rather than formal in usage
drooping
vshangin
3.5

Hanging down because it is weak or not held up

is about being suspended and loose rather than only bending downward

Antonyms

86 3.3

Firmly fixed so it will not move or break

Surface Forms

hangin positive

Morphology

hangin = hang (transparent) = hang + in

Colloquial spelling with the final '-g' dropped; the meaning is directly derived from 'hang' + the progressive/gerund suffix '-ing' (rendered here as '-in').

Etymology

Hangin is an informal form of hang + -in where speakers drop the final 'g' to sound casual. It keeps the basic idea of hang meaning 'to be suspended', so as an adjective hangin describes something loose or dangling.