dangle
verb (used without object)
to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion.
dangler
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a word derived from
dangle.
Example Sentences
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It’s not as if this plot is a dangler.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2018
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From The Verge ● Nov. 5, 2018
A dangler on the edges of adult conversations, I knew, even at ten years old, that married women did not come back to spend the night at their parents’ home.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2015
Inserting "we find" or "we see" into the main clause to avoid a dangler can make the sentence stuffy and self-conscious.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2014
A thoughtlessly placed dangler can confuse the reader or slow her down, and occasionally it can lure her into a ludicrous interpretation.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
