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dan·gle
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dangling participle
a participle intended to modify a noun but having the wrong grammatical relationship to it as for example having left in the sentence Having left Europe for good, Peter's future seemed bleak indeed -
dangle
If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. -
misplaced modifier
Grammar. a word, phrase, or clause that seems to refer to or modify an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence, as when young in When young, circuses appeal to all of us. -
daglock
a dung-caked lock of wool around the hindquarters of a sheep -
lure
anything that attracts, entices, or allures. -
modifier
a person or thing that modifies.