dangling

Questions about dangling

What does dangling mean?

dangling means "the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)".

How many syllables are in dangling?

dangling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for dangling?

Close synonyms include suspension, hanging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dangling a common word?

dangling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dangling come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.