dangling

UK /ˈdaŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ US /ˈdæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ/

adj 2noun 2

Definitions

adj

Suspended from above.

In a state of suspense.

Well, don't leave me dangling. Tell me what happened!

noun

The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.

The act of following or trailing around.

[…] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.

ADJ.

above, bare, over

VERB + DANGLING

don't, hung, key, leave, mirror, put, resign, saw

DANGLING + NOUN

abyss, anna's, car, earrings, feet, neck, particles, water

PREP.

around, down, down, from, in, off, on, with

ADV.

freely, intensely

noun — the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it

Well, don't leave me dangling. Tell me what happened!

Wiktionary

[…] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.

Wiktionary

His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear.

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He sat on a chair with his legs dangling.

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Tom likes to sit on the dock with his feet dangling in the water.

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Tom had his key dangling around his neck on a chain.

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i Register

In some senses, dangling is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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