hang low

UK/hæŋ ˈləʊ/US/heɪŋ ˈloʊ/

verb

To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.

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Meanings

verbhang low (third-person singular simple present hangs low, present participle hanging low, simple past and past participle hung low)

present singular third person hangs low · participle present hanging low · participle past hung low · past hung low

  1. idiomaticTo droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.

    As I joined the train at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, the skies hung low, the rain fell, and as the journey proceeded there was little change; […].

    1956 December, W. J. Alcock, “On the Footplate of the "Elizabethan"”, in Railway Magazine, page 819

Origin

From hang and low.

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Translations

French s’affaisser
  • s’affaisserto sag heavily
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APA

hang low. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20low

MLA

“hang low.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20low. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hang low,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20low.

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