Thesaurus / pendulous

pendulous

How to use pendulous in a sentence

The tail is white, short and pendulous, but does not descend lower than the thighs.

The bird unfolded its wings, and arose in flight; then slowly circled round the pendulous globe.

ROOKWOODWILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH

Below a flattened, shapeless wedge of nose, his thick pendulous lips worked in and out in worried and laborious thought.

WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNE

In despairing rapture I clutched after a neck ornament hung with pendulous pearls as large as plums.

US AND THE BOTTLEMANEDITH BALLINGER PRICE

He lost flesh everywhere except around the waist, so that his belly, hitherto inconspicuous, looked almost pendulous.

It has a communication with the palate, and when filled with air, looks like a spire; when empty, it becomes pendulous.

"He's no friend of mine," said McGuire as the thin, pendulous lips repeated their whistling interrogation.

The old butler's mouth twitched, and his slightly pendulous cheeks quivered.

Then came the host with a candle and a pin, a large, genial Sicilian with pendulous mustaches.

As for Bonaventure, sitting beside her, you could just see his bare feet limply pendulous under his wide palm-leaf hat.

BONAVENTUREGEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985