Thesaurus results for DANGLING

dangling 1 of 2

adjective

as in hanging

extending freely from a support from above there was a dangling banner in one corner of the room

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dangling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dangle

as in swinging

to place on an elevated point without support from below he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play

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Kelly wore a bright orange Roland Mouret midi dress, paired with light brown stiletto heels and matching jewelry, including multiple rings and small dangling earrings. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 The three cats quickly get distracted, though, by the dangling, bright lightbulb and string hanging above them. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 June 2026 While the design here is emphatically traditional, a dose of modern whimsy comes through with a dangling, multi-floor chandelier loosely inspired by jellyfish. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026 Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025 Naru aside, Killer of Killers and Badlands have left a few dangling story threads. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

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Additionally, Chrome, primarily built on C++, often faces dangling memory pointers due to its complex, multi-process design and dynamic memory sharing, increasing the potential for such vulnerabilities. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 If Mitchell’s resolution to his script’s dangling questions feels somewhat rote, a graceful epilogue leaps several decades forward to end matters on an interesting, unexpected note. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets. — Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 This 18-wheeler ended up dangling off a concrete barrier on the side of a highway after a crash in Houston. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 The area around the park truly embodies the classic, primordial look of a southern swamp with its blackwater mirror reflections and towering cypress and tupelo trees with Spanish moss dangling from them. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 The trailer then cuts to Driver dangling a glimmering necklace over the pool with his foot while girls struggle to reach for it, perhaps subtly alluding to Misty’s fate. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 Riding in the back was my favorite, as the train tips vertically, dangling in prolonged suspense. — Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 In recent months, with his cancer diagnosis now public, his attitude had softened and the prospect of him coming back to the stadium was dangling. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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hanging

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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026

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