Carn is the official magazine of the Celtic League. The name, a Celtic word which has been borrowed into English as 'cairn', was chosen for its symbolic value and because it can be found in each of the living Celtic languages. The subtitle is: 'A Link Between the Celtic Nations'.
dangling (plural danglings) 1  The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension. 2  The act of following or trailing around. 1866, Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives [â¦] Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.
Dangling Participles. Dangling participles (also known as dangling modifiers) sound more painful than they actually are. Consider the following sentences all of which contain dangling participles or dangling modifiers. In the sentence below, the modifying clause (Rushing to catch the bus) contains a participle (rushing). The participle is said to be dangling because the subject of the main clause (Bob's wallet) is not the thing modified by the initial modifying clause.