"dangling" meaning in English

See dangling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dangling.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dangling (not comparable)
  1. Suspended from above. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dangling-en-adj-rjUWo9GP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun

IPA: /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dangling.wav [US] Forms: danglings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dangling (countable and uncountable, plural danglings)
  1. The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dangling-en-noun-VvBzjPf6
  2. The act of following or trailing around. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dangling-en-noun-~Dk7xcwJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dangling.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dangling
  1. present participle and gerund of dangle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: dangle Derived forms: dangling modifier
    Sense id: en-dangling-en-verb-GNbyonmO

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for dangling meaning in English (3.3kB)

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