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hanging participle

hanging participle noun: a dangling participle.

Noun

hanging participle (plural hanging participles)

  1. A dangling participle.

Forms of hanging participle

pluralhanging participles

Questions about hanging participle

What does hanging participle mean?
Hanging participle means a dangling participle.
What part of speech is hanging participle?
Hanging participle is a noun.
What is the plural of hanging participle?
The plural of hanging participle is hanging participles.

Words near hanging participle in the dictionary

  1. hanging over someone's head
  2. hanging paragraph
  3. hanging paragraphs
  4. hanging parrot
  5. hanging parrots
  6. hanging participle
  7. hanging participles
  8. hanging rail
  9. hanging rails
  10. hanging rice
  11. Hanging Rock

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