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dangler

dangler

1 4.9
A small object that hangs from something as a decoration
  • noun
  • /ˈdæŋɡlər/
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  • She decorated her room with colorful danglers made of beads and fabric.

Examples

  • Well, from these little red bits, the nuts come... if they receive pollen from these long danglers.

    Women in Love (1969)

  • Chloe came back quicker than Molly Andree expected and saw her pulling the long, fat crystal dangler, pensive and slow, from her mouth.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The car had a beautiful crystal dangler hanging from the rearview mirror.

  • The keychain featured a small dangler shaped like a cartoon character.

How Dangly

tassel
21 4.2
dangler
1 4.9
pendant
5.3
ornament
102 1.6
fixture
47 3.6

Surface Forms

dangler singular
danglers plural

Morphology

dangler = dangle (transparent) = dangle + er

A straightforward agent/nominal formation: 'dangle' + '-er' yields an object or thing that hangs, which is transparent to learners.

Etymology

Dangler comes from dangle ('to hang and swing') plus -er ('thing that'), so it simply names an object that hangs and swings, like a little charm on a necklace or a toy on a string.