Associations to the word «Dangling»

Wiktionary

DANGLING, adjective. Suspended from above
DANGLING, noun. The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
DANGLING, noun. The act of following or trailing around.
DANGLING, verb. Present participle of dangle
DANGLING MODIFIER, noun. (grammar) A word or clause that modifies another word or clause ambiguously, possibly causing confusion with regard to the speaker's intended meaning.
DANGLING MODIFIERS, noun. Plural of dangling modifier
DANGLING PARTICIPLE, noun. (grammar) Any participle used as a dangling modifier.
DANGLING PARTICIPLES, noun. Plural of dangling participle

Dictionary definition

DANGLING, noun. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis