Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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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- adjective suspended from
above - noun the act of
hanging something from above such that it can move freely;suspension - verb Present participle of
dangle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
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Examples
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Did I need a tag dangling from Suzies neck to identify her?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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Did I need a tag dangling from Suzies neck to identify her?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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Did I need a tag dangling from Suzies neck to identify her?
Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009
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MAX, advertised with a photo of a heavy steel chain dangling from a telephone receiver in place of a cord.
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MAX, advertised with a photo of a heavy steel chain dangling from a telephone receiver in place of a cord.
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Then I glanced at the tag dangling from the left sleeve and I almost fainted.
Unfinished Symphony V.C. Andrews® 1997
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Then I glanced at the tag dangling from the left sleeve and I almost fainted.
Unfinished Symphony V.C. Andrews® 1997
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And if - the surface carbon atoms are what we called dangling bonds, and they're very reactive.
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And if - the surface carbon atoms are what we called dangling bonds, and they're very reactive.
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Took the photo (fall of Saigon) of the helo lifting off with the person dangling from the bottom.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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