Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pendulous
IPA transcription: [p'ɛndʒələs]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping
    Meaning: having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Usage examples
  • A very much simplified form of the pendulous or rocking weight is applicable in this case.
  • "What has he done with his money?" asked a red-faced gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock.
  • The cones are from four to eight inches long, smooth, slender, cylindrical and somewhat curved. They grow in clusters of from three to six or seven and become pendulous as they increase in weight.