Meaning & use
dangling
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hanging loosely, or left unresolved or unfinished.
See it in a sentence
A pair of dangling earrings caught the light as she turned her head.
The lawyer objected to the dangling question left unanswered in the contract.
A note on using this word
In grammar, a "dangling modifier" describes a descriptive phrase that doesn't clearly connect to the word it's meant to modify, a common writing error.
Words with a similar meaning
hangingswinging
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Words with an opposite meaning
fixedsecured
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