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dangling

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Main Entry:
1dan·gle 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1dangle
Pronunciation:
\ˈdaŋ-gəl\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
dan·gled; dan·gling 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dangling \-g(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Dan dangle to dangle
Date:
1565
intransitive verb1: to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely2: to be a hanger-on or a dependent3: to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (as climbing in Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view) <a dangling participle> <a dangling modifier>transitive verb1: to cause to dangle : swing <dangled her feet in the water>2 a: to keep hanging uncertainly b: to hold out as an inducement
dan·gler 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dangler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun


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