Idiom
hang on every word
Meaning
To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The children hang on every word their teacher says.”
“The audience was so quiet because they hung on every word of the speaker's moving story.”
“As the professor explained the complex theory, the students sat in total silence, hanging on every word to ensure they understood the material.”
Examples
simple
“The children hang on every word their teacher says.”
contextual
“The audience was so quiet because they hung on every word of the speaker's moving story.”
complex
“As the professor explained the complex theory, the students sat in total silence, hanging on every word to ensure they understood the material.”
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