pendulous

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So she gave both modes equal presence, and championed artists like Vivian Browne, Suzanne Jackson and Noah Jemison who blended them in their paintings, as Senga Nengudi did in her pendulous nylon mesh sculptures.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

The cyr wheel is paired with Dvořák’s mesmerizing “Slavonic Dance,” while waltzes by Johann Strauss II will match the pendulous rhythm of the trapeze.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

The accompanying photo showed 747 wading on the last day of August, with just a couple of inches of clearance between his pendulous abdomen and the water.

From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2018

Draped in elaborate spangles, her body is uncorsetted, pendulous and haggard.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2018

Red Pollard was sinking downward through his life with the pendulous motion of a leaf falling through still air.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand