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hangdog::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | guilty, shamed, shamefaced |
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy.
hangdog::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of hangdog
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Nigersaurus appears to have spent a lifetime with its head in a hangdog position.
From the washingtonpost.com
Jowly and hangdog, Jay projects an avuncular presence that is crucial to his act.
From the latimes.com
The shamelessly hammy Douglas and hangdog Klosek play off each other adeptly.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A tall, bearish man with a hangdog expression, Tunick always remains clothed.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Troupe leader Brandon Roberts is the master of silly walks and hangdog expressions.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Magic melted down in the fourth period, responding with a rare hangdog demeanor.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Rather, he has a kind of hangdog look that suits his performance as David very well.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
All of a sudden, his wry smile, his sarcastic whine and his hangdog courage were home.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet the detective has that same hangdog gaze for Liliana, and for Irene.
From the time.com
- Guilty: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
- Frightened into submission or compliance
- This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering.
- The Hangdogs were an alt-country band from New York City.
- A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird; Low; sneaking; ashamed
- While lead climbing or on top rope, to hang on the rope or a piece of protection for a rest.
- Also known as a dog. Either a person who - or the act of - hanging on the rope practicing a move or sequence of moves until one has it wired.
- Shamefaced, browbeaten, or intimidated.
- To work the moves on a route by resting on the rope between attempts
