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. All out, open throttle, with all you have. Colloquial 20th century North America.
    • 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

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