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dangling after

dangling after is the present participle and gerund of dangle after.

Meaning of dangle after

Verb

dangle after (third-person singular simple present dangles after, present participle dangling after, simple past and past participle dangled after)

  1. (dated) To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset.
    • the presbyterians, and their clans of other fanaticks, or freethinkers and atheists that dangle after them, are as well inclined to pull down the present establishment of monarchy and religion1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction

Questions about dangling after

What is dangling after the present participle and gerund of?
Dangling after is the present participle and gerund of dangle after.

Words near dangling after in the dictionary

  1. danglier
  2. danglies
  3. dangliest
  4. danglin'
  5. dangling
  6. dangling after
  7. dangling else
  8. dangling elses
  9. dangling link
  10. dangling links
  11. dangling modifier

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