Definition of Dangling participle

1. Noun. A participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., 'flying across the country' in 'flying across the country the Rockies came into view'.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Dangling Participle

danging
Dangla
dangle
dangle-berry
dangleberry
dangleberry
dangled
dangler
danglers
dangles
danglier
dangliest
dangling
danglings
dangling modifier
dangling participle (current term)
dangly
dangs
Daniel
Danielssen's disease
Danielssen-Boeck disease
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Boone
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Garrison Brinton
Daniel Hudson Burnham
Daniel Jones
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Ortega

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