hang limp

Frequency: 6.85.1 per million words

To hang down loosely, without stiffness.

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Examples (10)

  • His arm hung limp at his side.
  • After the long run, her hair hung limp with sweat.
  • The damp cloth hung limp on the clothesline.
  • The leaves of the plant began to hang limp from lack of water.
  • When he fainted, his body went completely limp, and his arms hung limp.
  • The flag was hanging limp on the flagpole; there was no wind.
  • She felt exhausted, her shoulders slumped and her hands hung limp.
  • The puppet's limbs would hang limp until the strings were pulled.
  • Despite the strong current, the seaweed continued to hang limp in the water.
  • The curtains hung limp and motionless in the stuffy room.