Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hung

/ˈhʌŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: hung
IPA: /ˈhʌŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)

verb

simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)

adj

Suspended by hanging.

adj

Having hanging additions or appendages.

adj

Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.

adj

Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.

adj

Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.

Colloquial

adj

Having a large penis (often well hung).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"They fructify a barren, and render barren a very luxurious Soil; and, if you will believe them, they’ll tell you the Tree whereon Judas hung himſelf, and more than the Natives know themſelves, or ever ſaw in their own Country."
"I am purſuaded, that if even Bradford himſelf, that day, had ventured to check the violence of the people, in any way that was not agreeable to them ; and had betrayed the leaſt partiality for the exciſe law ; or perhaps even a remiſſion of his zeal againſt it, he would have ſunk, in an inſtant, from his power, and they would have hung him on the firſt tree."
"A MURDERER HUNG IN TIME SAVES NINE."
"hung parliament"

Etymology

From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhʌŋ/
British English: /ˈhʌŋ/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more hung (comparative) most hung (superlative) Hungs (plural)

Derived Forms

behung prehung underhung unhung

Phrases

alderman hung in chains axle-hung double-hung horse-hung hung beef hung jury hung like a bull hung like a donkey

Frequently Paired Words

hanged

Synonyms

macrophallic

Rhymes With

young among tongue lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung stung

Questions

How do you pronounce hung?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌŋ/.
What does hung mean?: simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
Where does hung come from?: From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).

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