dangly
2
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈdæŋɡli/
:
colgante
- "She was wearing the dangly silver fish earrings he had bought for her in Taxco.
- dangly earrings
- dangly bracelet
- dangly things
No shaving, which was hard in a large public school system, and no dangly earrings.
- No shaving, which was hard in a large public school system, and no dangly earrings.
- It's a dress oh, I could wear like a cute little like Chanel long dangly necklace with this and like thigh high boots.
- And I believe I wore a pair of flea market dangly earrings that had green in them and I was happy about the mix of the two.
- I don't know how well you guys can see them, but they are little dangly Jack Skellington earrings from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Like some of them have like, dangly bits that fall out like what's called labias.
- OK, so I'm in a little, little dangly earrings.
- Well, you need to do a couple things to be Barry Bonds, but steroids, Backwards baseball jersey, backwards baseball cap, dangly ear earring.
Examples
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From the seat beside her, she picks up Myra's large dangly earrings and fixes them in place.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then I also got these dangly earrings.
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All Giselle's dangly earrings were in a box on her dresser.
Fiction book (1999) -
She put on silver sandals and big dangly silver earrings.
Fiction book (1991) -
She wore a pair of dangly earrings that swung lightly with every movement.
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The little boy played with his dangly toy, enjoying how it moved back and forth.
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He noticed her dangly decorations swaying gently from the ceiling fan.
Synonyms
42
3.7
Soft and hanging down loosely, not stiff
12
3.5
Part of a thing that hangs down loosely and is not firm, like a mattress or sweater
4
2.6
Not tight on the body so clothes hang away from you
4
3.8
Clothing that hangs loosely and moves smoothly and gracefully
2
5.4
Loose parts that move in the wind, like sleeves and ears
2
3.1
Not tight and hanging loose
1
4.1
Hanging down loosely because it is weak or damaged
Attached so it drops down and is not fixed firmly
A thing that hangs down loosely and looks limp
Antonyms
How Dangly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dangly comes from the verb dangle, which means 'to hang and swing'. So dangly describes something that hangs loosely and can move, like earrings or tree ornaments.