Hangdog - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhæŋdɔːɡ|  American pronunciation of the word hangdog
Brit.  |ˈhæŋdɒɡ|  British pronunciation of the word hangdog

adjective

- showing a sense of guilt (syn: guilty, shamefaced)
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
- frightened into submission or compliance

Extra examples

He came home with a hangdog expression on his face.

...“Why do you look so hangdog today?” she asked...

I could tell from his hangdog look that things had gone badly.

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