hangdog look
1Hangdog — Hang dog , a. Low; sneaking; ashamed. [1913 Webster] The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
2hangdog — hang|dog [ˈhæŋdɔg US do:g] adj hangdog expression/look an expression that shows you feel sorry or ashamed about something ▪ I could tell from his hangdog look that things had gone badly …
3hangdog — [[t]hæ̱ŋdɒg, AM dɔːg[/t]] also hang dog ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you say that someone has a hangdog expression on their face, you mean that they look sad, and often guilty or ashamed. Everybody missed her, Stan said with a hangdog look …
4hangdog — /hang dawg , dog /, adj. 1. browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look. 2. shamefaced; guilty: He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression. 3. suitable to a degraded or contemptible person;… …
5hangdog — 1. noun A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird. 2. adjective Low; sneaking; ashamed. The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look …
6hangdog — hang•dog [[t]ˈhæŋˌdɔg, ˌdɒg[/t]] adj. 1) browbeaten; defeated; abject: a hangdog look[/ex] 2) shamefaced; guilty 3) a contemptible person • Etymology: 1670–80 …
7look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) …
8hangdog — adj. Hangdog is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑look …
9hangdog — hang|dog [ hæŋ,dɔg ] adjective if someone has a hangdog expression, they look very sad or guilty …
10hangdog — UK [ˈhæŋˌdɒɡ] / US [ˈhæŋˌdɔɡ] adjective if someone has a hangdog expression, they look very sad or guilty …
