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squinting modifiers

squinting modifiers is the plural of squinting modifier.

Meaning of squinting modifier

Noun

squinting modifier (plural squinting modifiers)

  1. A modifier that could apply to either the clause that precedes it or the clause that follows it; an instance of amphiboly.
    • A squinting modifier makes the meaning ambiguous and is, therefore, an error.1983, Marylu Mattson, Sophia Leshing, Elaine Levi, Help Yourself: A Guide to Writing and Rewriting, page 251

Questions about squinting modifiers

What is squinting modifiers the plural of?
Squinting modifiers is the plural of squinting modifier.

Words near squinting modifiers in the dictionary

  1. squintily
  2. squintiness
  3. squinting
  4. squinting like a bag of nails
  5. squinting modifier
  6. squinting modifiers
  7. squintingly
  8. squintings
  9. squintless
  10. squintly
  11. squintness

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