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Definitions for dangling
dan·gling
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Princeton's WordNet
suspension, dangling, hangingnoun
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
Wiktionary
danglingnoun
the act of hanging something from above such that it can move freely; suspension
danglingadjective
suspended from above
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dangling
Dangling generally refers to something hanging or being suspended loosely. This term is often used to describe a part or a piece that is not properly attached or seems like it might fall off, or an unresolved or unfulfilled aspect in a situation. In grammar, "dangling" refers to a modifier or participle at the beginning of a sentence that is not clearly or logically related to the rest of the sentence.
Webster Dictionary
Dangling
of Dangle
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dangling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dangling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dangling in a Sentence
It would unfortunately be very uncharacteristic of the gaming community to stick to their guns on this issue for an extended period of time, gamers are largely consumers first and foremost, so game announcements and trailers are like dangling a shiny object in front of a cat.
I looked up and saw a little child was dangling up there. My first reaction was to find something to catch him, i thought about rushing over there and catch him with my bare hands, but that would not have worked.
Some of them fired flares or used water canons to welcome us ... We even had a rescue helicopter, with one worker dangling above us.
According to public documents today... there was a lot of tradecraft, spycraft going on around my life during that time, so, I certainly wouldn't disabuse the notion that he might have been dangling something to see if I would bite or if the campaign would bite.
If anyone thinks these dangling investigations are going to be a stalking horse for a continuation of the Mueller investigation, they're dreaming.
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