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dangly

/ˈdæŋɡəli/

Meanings
adjective
Dangling; tending to dangle.

Examples :

"The little girl's earrings were dangly, swinging back and forth as she walked. "
appearance

Related Words

Illustration tending

tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

Illustration swinging

swinging verb

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

"The plant swung in the breeze."

Illustration dangle

dangle noun

/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/

An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

"The CIA suspected the man approaching them was a dangle sent by Russian intelligence to gather information about their protocols. "

Illustration forth

forth adverb

/fɔːθ/ /fɔɹθ/

Forward in time, place or degree.

"The meeting will take place tomorrow forth. "

Illustration earrings

earrings noun

/ˈɪərɪŋz/ /ˈɪrɪŋz/

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

"She wore silver earrings to the party. "

Illustration dangling

dangling verb

/ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/

To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

"His feet would dangle in the water."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration girl

girl noun

/ɡɵːl/ /ɡɛəl/ /ɡɝl/

A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.

"My sister, a bright young girl, is in the seventh grade. "

Illustration little

little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

A small amount.

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

Illustration were

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

Illustration back

back noun

/bæk/

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

"Could you please scratch my back?"

Illustration walked

walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."