hung up
adjectiveDefinition of hung up
1
: delayed or detained for a time
2
: anxiously nervous
3
: having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something
—usually used with on they broke up but he's still hung up on herhung up on winning
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Examples of hung up in a Sentence
Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college
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After Brian hung up, Joshua and his sister went to Brian’s apartment. — Amy Forliti, Twin Cities, "Questions after police fatally shoot man who streamed chase," 9 Sep. 2019 Kerry Washington is hanging up her white hat for a totally new character in American Son. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Kerry Washington on why her American Son character is the 'un-Olivia Pope'," 7 Sep. 2019 When the person was asked to identify themselves, the man hung up the phone. — Isabel Hughes, USA TODAY, "Child care worker charged with killing infant who wouldn't stop crying," 6 Sep. 2019 There is already an enormous, glossy photograph of Seth Williams’ touchdown catch against Oregon hanging up inside the Auburn football headquarters. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Strength of SEC football in question," 6 Sep. 2019 Adriana Lima may have hung up her Victoria’s Secret Angel wings in November, but the supermodel is busier than ever. — Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com, "Adriana Lima on Her Style Evolution and Why She's Done Following Trends: 'Now I Make My Own'," 5 Sep. 2019 Still, there’s plenty of adventure in trying, and the exhibit, to its credit, isn’t hung up on gender. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "There’s a pop-up art museum downtown that literally lets you walk in another Denverite’s shoes," 27 Aug. 2019 George Ranch missed the playoffs by one game as well and, like Taylor, is unaccustomed to hanging up the pads in early November. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Ridge Point, Marshall football teams look to remain on top in district," 26 Aug. 2019 He is hung up on stretchy fabrics shaped by stiff hoops; one dress of black jersey incorporates six parallel rings, spaced out from the waist to the feet, that give it the look of a collapsible laundry hamper. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Back to the Future With Pierre Cardin’s Space-Age Fashion," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hung up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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