hung on
Stayed the course
Hung on means waited or persisted despite difficulty: She hung on through the final miles of the marathon.
It also describes clinging tightly: The child hung on to her mother's hand.
To hang on someone's words is to listen with rapt attention, absorbing everything they say: The students hung on every detail of the story.
- clungHeld tightly to
- held tightMaintained a strong grip
- listenedPerceived sound intentionally
- obsessedGripped by fixation
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
gripped · for dear life · persisted · hold · fixated · latched · survived · adhered · weathered · absorbed · dependent · attached · tethered · anticipated · endured · dangled · by a thread · anchored
hung ongave up
Abandoned an attempt
surrendered · quit · gave in · capitulated · abandoned
hung onlet go
Cease holding something
released · dropped · relinquished · unclasped · ungripped
hung onhung up
Ended a call
disconnected · proceeded · moved on · went ahead · left
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