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Dandling vs Dangling - What's the difference?

dandling | dangling |

As verbs the difference between dandling and dangling

is that dandling is present participle of lang=en while dangling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between dandling and dangling

is that dandling is the act by which somebody is dandled while dangling is the act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.

As an adjective dangling is

suspended from above.

dandling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is dandled.
    • the dandlings and caressings of maternal love

    dangling

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • suspended from above

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
  • The act of following or trailing around.
  • * 1866 , Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives
    • Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * dangling modifier