hung
Definition of hung
(Entry 1 of 3)
past tense and past participle of hang
hung
adjective
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Definition of hung (Entry 2 of 3)
Hung
abbreviationDefinition of Hung (Entry 3 of 3)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hung
Synonyms: Adjective
bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, inclining, nodding, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of hung in a Sentence
Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentenceRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
One female juror was the primary holdout responsible for a hung jury that left the fate of Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena in limbo, according to two jurors who spoke to The Chronicle Saturday. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship trial: Jurors deadlocked over landlord responsibility, legal standard," 7 Sep. 2019 The second trial ended in a hung jury, but the third trial in 2017 resulted in a swift guilty verdict on the solicitation to commit first-degree murder charge. — Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, "Dalia Dippolito’s murder-for-hire case won’t be reviewed by high court," 4 Sep. 2019 An initial murder conviction was thrown out on appeal, a second trial ended in a hung jury, and then he was sentenced to 15 years to life after his conviction in a third trial. — Dan Sewell, BostonGlobe.com, "Efforts to seat jury set to begin in newborn killing case," 2 Sep. 2019 Two of Flowers’ trials ended in mistrials after hung juries. — NBC News, "State high court sends black man's disputed murder case back," 30 Aug. 2019 But his first trial, in 2007, ended with a hung jury in part because the forensic experts called by the prosecution and defense couldn't agree on how to interpret the blood spatter patterns on the clothing worn by Spector and Clarkson. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Physicists now have even better models for blood spatter from gunshot wounds," 29 Aug. 2019 The first jury trial in October 2018 resulted in a hung jury, meaning that the jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "The Strange Case against Cardinal Pell," 22 Aug. 2019 His clothes were neatly hung, his shoes in an orderly row in his closet. — Minda Honey, Longreads, "A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture," 13 Apr. 2018 His 2014 conviction was overturned on appeal, and a second trial last summer ended in a hung jury. — Spencer S. Hsu, BostonGlobe.com, "Ex-Blackwater guard sentenced to life for role in 2007 shootings of unarmed Iraqi civilians," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hung.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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