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dangleberry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋɡəlˌbəɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈdæŋɡl̩ˌbɹi]
  • General-American: /ˈdæŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/ without æ-raising
  • General-American: [ˈdæŋɡl̩ˌbeɹi] without æ-raising
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/ æ-raising
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/ æ-raising
  • [ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡl̩ˌbɛɹi] æ-raising

1

noun

Meaning 1

An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dangle-berry, Gaylussacia frondosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: huckleberry

History

Etymology

From dangle + berry.