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Dangling
DAN'GLING
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Definition 2024
dangling
dangling
English
Adjective
dangling (not comparable)
- suspended from above
Noun
dangling (plural danglings)
- The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
- The act of following or trailing around.
- 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.
- 1866, Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives
Verb
dangling
- present participle of dangle