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obscurantism

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led; dangling ˈdaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
to be a hanger-on or a dependent
to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in "Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view") //a dangling participle //a dangling modifier
transitive verb
to cause to dangle swing //dangled her feet in the water
to keep hanging uncertainly
to hold out as an inducement

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

the action of dangling
something that dangles

Other Words

Ver

led; dangling ˈdaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
to be a hanger-on or a dependent
to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in "Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view") //a dangling participle //a dangling modifier
transitive verb
to cause to dangle swing //dangled her feet in the water
to keep hanging uncertainly
to hold out as an inducement

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

the action of dangling
something that dangles

Other Words

Ver

led; dangling ˈdaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
to be a hanger-on or a dependent
to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in "Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view") //a dangling participle //a dangling modifier
transitive verb
to cause to dangle swing //dangled her feet in the water
to keep hanging uncertainly
to hold out as an inducement

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

the action of dangling
something that dangles

Other Words

Ver

led; dangling ˈdaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
to be a hanger-on or a dependent
to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in "Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view") //a dangling participle //a dangling modifier
transitive verb
to cause to dangle swing //dangled her feet in the water
to keep hanging uncertainly
to hold out as an inducement

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

the action of dangling
something that dangles

Other Words

Ver