leave someone hanging

verb

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

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Meanings

verbleave someone hanging (third-person singular simple present leaves someone hanging, present participle leaving someone hanging, simple past and past participle left someone hanging)

present singular third person leaves someone hanging · participle present leaving someone hanging · participle past left someone hanging · past left someone hanging

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hang out to dry

Translations

French mettre un vent à quelqu'un
  • mettre un vent à quelqu'unTranslations
German hängenlassen
  • hängenlassenTranslations
Hebrew לייבש מישהו
  • לייבש מישהוTranslations
Polish zostawiać bez odpowiedzi, zostawić bez odpowiedzi
  • zostawiać bez odpowiedziTranslations
  • zostawić bez odpowiedziTranslations
Portuguese deixar alguém no vácuo
  • deixar alguém no vácuoTranslations
Tagalog mang-iwan sa ere
  • mang-iwan sa ereTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

leave someone hanging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20someone%20hanging

MLA

“leave someone hanging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20someone%20hanging. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave someone hanging,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20someone%20hanging.

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