Dangling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

hang freely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻɹˈɛktɪtˌuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaŋɡəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaŋɡəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /dᵻɹˈɛktɪtˌuːd/.

Examples

there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
the ornaments dangled from the tree
The light dropped from the ceiling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swing suspension dangle hanging drop

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) “there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”
verb	hang freely “the ornaments dangled from the tree”
verb	cause to dangle or hang freely “He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree”

Word Forms

suspend	verb	hang freely
dangle	verb	cause to dangle or hang freely
hang	verb	be suspended or poised
swing	noun	mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
swinging	noun	changing location by moving back and forth
dangling	noun	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

baumelnd

der Vorgang, etwas aufzuhängen (es von oben aufzuhängen, damit es sich frei bewegen kann)

🇫🇷French

pendre

l'action de suspendre quelque chose (le suspendre par le haut pour qu'il bouge librement)

🇪🇸Spanish

colgado

el acto de suspender algo (colgarlo desde arriba para que se mueva libremente)

🇮🇹Italian

penzolante

l'atto di sospendere qualcosa (appenderlo dall'alto in modo che si muova liberamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

bungelend

de handeling van het ophangen van iets (het van bovenaf ophangen zodat het vrij kan bewegen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pendurado

o ato de suspender algo (pendurar em cima para que se mova livremente)

🇷🇺Russian

свисающий

акт подвешивания чего-либо (подвешивание сверху, чтобы оно свободно двигалось)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूलने

किसी चीज़ को निलंबित करने की क्रिया (इसे ऊपर से लटकाना ताकि यह स्वतंत्र रूप से घूम सके)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝুলন্ত

কিছু স্থগিত করার কাজ (উপর থেকে ঝুলিয়ে রাখা যাতে এটি অবাধে চলে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தொங்கும்

எதையாவது இடைநிறுத்தும் செயல் (மேலே இருந்து தொங்கவிடுவதால் அது சுதந்திரமாக நகரும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

వేలాడుతున్న

దేనినైనా సస్పెండ్ చేసే చర్య (పై నుండి వేలాడదీయడం కాబట్టి అది స్వేచ్ఛగా కదులుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

लटकणारा

काहीतरी निलंबित करण्याची कृती (त्याला वरून टांगणे जेणेकरून ते मुक्तपणे फिरते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લટકતું

કંઈક સ્થગિત કરવાની ક્રિયા (તેને ઉપરથી અટકી જેથી તે મુક્તપણે ફરે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಗಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಅದನ್ನು ಮೇಲಿನಿಂದ ನೇತುಹಾಕುವುದರಿಂದ ಅದು ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (മുകളിൽ നിന്ന് തൂക്കിയിടുക, അങ്ങനെ അത് സ്വതന്ത്രമായി നീങ്ങുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਟਕਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਪਰੋਂ ਲਟਕਾਉਣਾ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਲਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لٹکتا ہوا

کسی چیز کو معطل کرنے کا عمل (اسے اوپر سے لٹکانا تاکہ یہ آزادانہ طور پر حرکت کرے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悬空

悬挂某物的行为（将其悬挂在上方，以便其自由移动）

🇯🇵Japanese

ぶら下がっている

何かを吊るす行為（自由に動くように上から吊るす）

🇰🇷Korean

매달려 있는

무언가를 매달아 두는 행위(자유롭게 움직일 수 있도록 위에서 매달아 두는 행위)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lủng lẳng

hành động treo một cái gì đó (treo nó từ trên cao để nó di chuyển tự do)

🇹🇭Thai

ห้อยต่องแต่ง

การแขวนสิ่งใดไว้ (แขวนจากด้านบนเพื่อให้เคลื่อนไหวได้อย่างอิสระ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

teruntai

tindakan menangguhkan sesuatu (menggantungnya dari atas sehingga bergerak bebas)

🇵🇭Filipino

nakalawit

ang pagkilos ng pagsususpinde ng isang bagay (pagbibitin nito mula sa itaas upang malayang gumagalaw)

🇲🇾Malay

berjuntai-juntai

tindakan menggantung sesuatu (menggantungnya dari atas supaya ia bergerak bebas)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتدلى

فعل تعليق شيء ما (تعليقه من الأعلى بحيث يتحرك بحرية)

🇮🇷Persian

آویزان

معلق کردن چیزی (آن را از بالا آویزان کنید تا آزادانه حرکت کند)

🇹🇷Turkish

sarkan

bir şeyi askıya alma eylemi (serbestçe hareket edebilmesi için onu yukarıdan asmak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

משתלשלים

הפעולה של השעיית משהו (תלייתו מלמעלה כך שינוע בחופשיות)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dangling'?

The primary meaning of 'dangling' is 'the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)'.

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Using 'dangling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dangling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dangling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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