Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave someone hanging

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
leave -some-one hang-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

Inflected Forms

leaves someone hanging (present, singular) leaving someone hanging (participle, present) left someone hanging (participle, past) left someone hanging (past)

Phrases

keep someone hanging hang out to dry leave someone high and dry

Frequently Paired Words

keep someone hanging hang out to dry leave someone high and dry

Questions

What does leave someone hanging mean?
To leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

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