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dangling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hanging, suspension |
| Type of | support, supporting |
| Derivation | dangle |
Examples of dangling
dangling
These dangling cage-framed lights exude a sort of carefree, car-grease elegance.
From the sfgate.com
Pieces of yellow fire tape dangling from mailboxes gently flapped in the breeze.
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No fan of dangling wires, I chose to use Motorola's E9 Bluetooth stereo headset.
From the businessweek.com
Dangling cords and jumbled wires pose both electrical and noggin-knocking risks.
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A hooded prisoner standing on a box with wires dangling from his outspread arms.
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The figure, dangling from his life-support cable, seems to be floating in space.
From the nytimes.com
The commercial version is pea size, perfect for necklaces and dangling earrings.
From the time.com
Like my friend, you will love pulling up those roots, dangling with buried gold.
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His parachute snagged a tree, and he ended up dangling 30 feet above the ground.
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- Suspension: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
- A dimension, relation, or drawing section view that is unresolved. For example, if a piece of geometry is dimensioned, and that geometry is later deleted, the dimension becomes dangling.
- Hanging loosely or swinging
- Hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
- Dangle is a term used in intelligence work to refer to an agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
- (Dangles) Pavel Datsyuk. This one wrote itself.
- (dangles) A curved barbell that holds hanging ornaments like beads or gems or fine chains.
- Fly, leader and fly-line straight downstream with slack removed.
- A project task with no predecessor or successor.
