dangler
/ˈdæŋɡlɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.53 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A plotline that is metaphorically left to "dangle" or "hang"; in other words, the plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually dropped, and thus a resolution is never achieved.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]"
- ""Why do I have to feed her? Why do I have to look after her? I'm a girl. Ort doesn't have to 'cause he's a boy, 'cause he's got a dangler and I haven't.""
- "Stupid kitten! First he thought he was a fish, now he thinks he's a mole. The vet says it's because he's missing one of his danglers."
- "Long hair piled high on top of the head or cut to a short, curvy crop, needs the balance provided by large, dramatic earrings. Those with tresses frizzed into Pre-Raphaelite waves will like the look of huge hoops or ethnic danglers in wood […]"
- "‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’"
- "Such once was I, a dangler to the fair; / Still, as a glass, I praise their dress, their air […]"
Etymology
From dangle + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdæŋɡlɚ/
- British English: /ˈdæŋɡləː/