Answer: participles

AnswerCrossword Clue
PARTICIPLESPotentially dangling verb forms
participlesPARTICIPLE, a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
participlesA word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)