pendulous
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Like the album, her set opened with “Saoko,” a song whose sputtery jazz intro quickly gave way to a pendulous bass line that sounded like a spaceship parallel parking on the roof.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 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
This cloud is large, low, dark and pendulous.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2016
If you won’t consider a slightly shorter tie or a slightly chunkier knot, adding a vest to the mix would go a long way to at least keep that pendulous cravat under wraps.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2016
Here and there pendulous clumps of green mistletoe leaves and pale white berries hung from the oak, seeming even more insignificant when seen next to the grandeur of the oak.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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