1. Things that hang loosely or swing freely from something.
Usage: Plural of dangler; commonly used in informal contexts.
2. Modifying phrases or clauses that are not clearly attached to the word they are intended to modify, creating ambiguity or confusion in a sentence.
Usage: Grammar term; also called 'dangling modifiers'.

Examples

• The earrings had long danglers that swayed when she moved.
• The wind caught the danglers on the fishing line.
• Her necklace featured several decorative danglers.
• The teacher marked the sentence as having danglers that confused the meaning.
• Avoid danglers in your writing by ensuring modifiers clearly refer to the correct noun.
• The Christmas ornaments had shiny danglers hanging from the branches.