Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dangly

/ˈdæŋɡli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: dan-gly
IPA: /ˈdæŋɡli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dangling; tending to dangle.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dangle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dangly From dangle + -y.

Inflected Forms

danglier (comparative) dangliest (superlative)

Phrases

dangly bits

Frequently Paired Words

dangly bits

Questions

How do you pronounce dangly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæŋɡli/.
What does dangly mean?: Dangling; tending to dangle.
Where does dangly come from?: Etymology tree English dangle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dangly From dangle + -y.

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