(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'
[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[Add to Longdo]