noun
- Things that hang loosely or swing freely from something.
- 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: Plural of dangler; commonly used in informal contexts.
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.