Meanings
noundangling participle (plural dangling participles)
plural dangling participles
- grammarAny participle used as a dangling modifier.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 垂懸分詞 /垂悬分词
- 垂懸分詞 /垂悬分词 (chuíxuán fēncí)participle used as a dangling modifier
Finnish väärä lauseenvastike
- väärä lauseenvastikeparticiple used as a dangling modifier
Polish imiesłów bezpodmiotowy
- imiesłów bezpodmiotowyparticiple used as a dangling modifier
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dangling participle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangling%20participle
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“dangling participle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangling%20participle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dangling participle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dangling%20participle.
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