dangling

dangling

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/

Adjective

dangling (not comparable)

1. Suspended from above.

Noun

dangling (plural danglings)

1. The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
2. The act of following or trailing around.
3. (colloquial, Canada, US) All out, open throttle, with all you have. [from 20th c.]
   • 1866, Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives

     […] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.

Verb

dangling

1. present participle of dangle

Derived terms

• dangling modifier