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Definition: Dangling |
DanglingAdjective1. Supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace". Noun1. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dangling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: DanglingSynonyms: dangling(a) (adj), pendant (adj), pendent (adj), suspended (adj), hanging (n), suspension (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Dangling |
| English words defined with "dangling": Adangle ♦ Dingle-dangle ♦ hanging ♦ pendant, pendent ♦ suspended. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dangling": chase pointers ♦ DANGLING ARC, DANGLING NODE, dead link ♦ Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon ♦ Light-Induced Defects ♦ memory smash ♦ undefined external reference. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | She'll be walking around all day with price tags dangling from her sleeves (A New Leaf; writing credit: Elaine May; Jack Ritchie) My friend, she's got you dangling. (From Russia with Love; writing credit: Ian Fleming; Johanna Harwood) I hope I'll see you again sometime too. Dangling on the end of a rope (The Girl of the Golden West; writing credit: Isabel Dawn) How many years she's kept him dangling on promises (Monstrosity; writing credit: Sue Bradford; Dean Dillman Jr.) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Dangling Noose (1913) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Cherub inspecting heart and keepsakes, clocks, umbrellas and hearts dangling from the word "Life". Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Feetdangle" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Grandchildren dangling their feet from their playhouse." |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A small portion of the northern door, broken by the French, hangs dangling from the wall |
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Dennis Miller | Completely overlooks the threat posed by people with a parachute around their nipples and a lemon zester dangling from their Adam's apples. |
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| "Dangling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 90.75% of the time. "Dangling" is used about 292 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 90.75% | 265 | 18,112 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 7.88% | 23 | 72,767 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.37% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 292 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "dangling": dangling bonds ♦ dangling modifier ♦ dangling participle ♦ dangling pointer ♦ keep smb. dangling. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "dangling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i veçuar (detached, individual, isolated, lonely, out of the way, retired, secluded, segregate, separate, several, single), i varur (ancillary, baggy, conditional, dependant, dependent, depending, flagging, hanging, in suspense, pendant, pendent, pending, pendulous, pensile, slavish, subject, suspended). (various references) | |
Chinese | 摇晃 (Dangle, Dangled, Ramshackle, shaky, swage, Swaging, wobbling). (various references) | |
Czech | houpání (roll, sway, swing, wabble, wobble). (various references) | |
Danish | frie valensbindinger (dangling bonds). (various references) | |
Dutch | dangling bonds (dangling bonds), vrije valentiebindingen (dangling bonds). (various references) | |
Finnish | irrallinen liitos (dangling bonds). (various references) | |
French | ballant. (various references) | |
German | baumelnd. (various references) | |
Greek | ακόρεστοι δεσμοί στην επιφάνεια ημιαγωγού (dangling bonds). (various references) | |
Hungarian | lógó (aerial, floppy, hanging, lap, pendant, pendent, pendulous, scallywag, skulk), fityegő (hanging, pendant, pendent). (various references) | |
Italian | penzolante (Loppy). (various references) | |
Korean | 매 (Hawk, Hawks). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anglingday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pendente (hanging, loppy, pendant, pendent, pending, pendulous). (various references) | |
Romanian | bãlãbãnealã. (various references) | |
Russian | висящий (floppy, pendent, pendulous). (various references) | |
Scottish | udal (flitting, moving). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | apsolutni. (various references) | |
Spanish | colgado (hanging). (various references) | |
Swedish | fria bindningar (dangling bonds). (various references) | |
Turkmen | salpy. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | відокремлений (abstracted, detached, lone), висячий (bangled, floppy, hanging, impending, nutant, overhung, pendent, pending). (various references) | |
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Misspellings | |
"Dangling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adangling, danging, danilian, daniling, Danilyan, danlin, dingaling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dangling" (pronounced da"ngguling or da"nggling) |
| 7 | -a" ng g u l i ng | mangling, strangling, wrangling. |
| 6 | -ng g u l i ng | bungling, commingling, intermingling, mingling, singling, tingling. |
| 5 | -g u l i ng | boggling, bugling, giggling, gurgling, haggling, jiggling, juggling, struggling, waggling, wiggling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, bottling, bristling, bubbling, bumbling, bundling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, counseling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, guzzling, hassling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, jostling, labeling, leveling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, muscling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, warbling, wobbling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, angling, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 6 | -a" ng g l i ng | angling, tangling. |
| 4 | -g l i ng | burgling, smuggling, toggling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, ambling, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-g-g-i-l-n-n" | |
-1 letter: angling, danging, landing. | |
-2 letters: gingal, inland, lading, ligand. | |
-3 letters: aging, algid, algin, align, gland, liang, ligan, linga, nidal. | |
-4 letters: agin, anil, dang, dial, ding, gadi, gain, gang, giga, gild, glad, glia, laid, lain, land, lang, ling, linn, nail. | |
-5 letters: aid, ail, ain, and, ani, dag, dal, dig, din, gad, gag, gal, gan, gid, gig, gin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-g-g-i-l-n-n" | |
+2 letters: garlanding, gladdening. | |
+3 letters: goaltending. | |
+4 letters: engarlanding, ganglionated, goaltendings, longstanding. | |
+5 letters: acknowledging, diagonalizing, disentangling. | |
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