(n) a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us', Syn. misplaced modifier
(n) a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
(n) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely), Syn. hanging, dangling, Example:there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
[ぶらさがり, burasagari] (n) (1) (id) cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; (adj-f) (2) hanging; dangling