Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

low-hanging

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: low-hang-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That hovers low above the ground.

Example Sentences

"There are no easy routes up trees, otherwise you'd see deer and cows grazing in them. You have to jump up and grab a low-hanging branch, and then either walk up the tree or fling your legs up."
"A low-hanging ironwood tree drapes over the crumbling remains of an abandoned stone house, one-time home of Henry Wickenburg, patriarch of this forgotten town."
"In New Jersey, a 68-year-old man was killed on Wednesday when he came into contact with low-hanging wires as he cleared storm debris, the authorities said."

Etymology

From low + hanging.

Inflected Forms

more low-hanging (comparative) most low-hanging (superlative) lowhanging (alternative)

Phrases

low-hanging fruit

Questions

What does low-hanging mean?: That hovers low above the ground.
Where does low-hanging come from?: From low + hanging.

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