hung up
Ended the conversation
Hung up describes being emotionally fixated or preoccupied, usually about something that causes anxiety or resentment: She's still hung up on her ex, Don't get hung up on the details.
The phrase suggests being caught or snagged—unable to move past something.
It also describes ending a phone call by replacing the receiver or pressing the button: He hung up on me mid-sentence.
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- dwellingPlace of residence
- consumedFully used or eaten
- stuck onFixated upon, romantically
infatuated · besotted · tormented · enthralled · engrossed · absorbed · compulsive · monomaniacal
Voice communication device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- dropped callUnintended mobile disconnection
- clickBrief sharp noise
disconnected · offline · unplugged · cut off · interrupted · severed · voicemail · busy signal
Unable to move
- delayedMade to wait longer
- gridlockedImmobilized by congestion
- impasseSituation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
standstill · bottleneck · holdup · logjam · bogged down · spinning wheels · going nowhere · bureaucracy
preoccupied
Mentally elsewhere, not present
stuck on · infatuated · besotted · tormented · enthralled · engrossed · absorbed · compulsive · monomaniacal · one-track mind
telephone
Voice communication device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- dropped callUnintended mobile disconnection
click · disconnected · offline · unplugged · cut off · interrupted · severed · voicemail · busy signal · dead air
stuck
Unable to move
- delayedMade to wait longer
- gridlockedImmobilized by congestion
- impasseSituation without resolution
deadlock · standstill · bottleneck · holdup · logjam · bogged down · spinning wheels · going nowhere · bureaucracy · red tape
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
tense · on edge · agitated · flustered · overwrought · fretting · troubled · uneasy · apprehensive · jittery
hung upon the line
In a precarious position
connected · on the phone · picked up · on hold · answered
up, hang, hanging, hung, hanger, hangs, hanged, hangers, overhanging