dangling

Etymology

adj

  1. Suspended from above.

noun

  1. The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
  2. The act of following or trailing around.
    […] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty. 1866, Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of dangle

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