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pendulous

[pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh-] / ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn də- /


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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 flower stalks typically reach over 10 feet tall and are adorned with as many as 20 strikingly beautiful, wonderfully fragrant, white, red-throated pendulous trumpet blooms.

From Seattle Times Jul. 23, 2022

A nodding hippie of a plant, Datisca cannabina is a woody perennial with vaguely cannabislike foliage; it sports pendulous, shaggy, fragrant wands of flowers that set chains of love-bead seeds.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2017

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

I colored in his hair, drew on ears and lips, but the nose got special attention—it was giant, pendulous, overpowering.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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