Dangling Definition
dăngglĭng
adjective
Of or being a modifier, especially a participle or participial phrase, that grammatically modifies the subject of its sentence but semantically modifies another element of the sentence or an unstated referent, as approaching Dallas in the sentence Approaching Dallas, the skyline came into view.
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Suspended from above.
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noun
The act of hanging something from above such that it can move freely; suspension.
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Synonyms:
- hanging
- suspension
- penduline
- danglement
verb
Present participle of dangle.
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