dangle
to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.
Grammar. to occur as a modifier without a head or as a participle without an implied subject, as leaving the tunnel in The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel.
to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.
to offer as an inducement.
the act of dangling.
something that dangles.
Idioms about dangle
keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.
Origin of dangle
1Other words for dangle
Other words from dangle
- dangler, noun
- dan·gling·ly, adverb
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How to use dangle in a sentence
At the central port, cranes dangle in disuse and buildings open to the sky.
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Decorative silk tassels dangle from the fingers of disembodied hands reaching through the walls.
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You have learnt to sit behind the stove like an old crone, and to dangle at the apronstrings of the women.
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The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherA tangled wisp of unkempt sandy hair never failed to dangle below the curtain of the sun-bonnet on the back of her neck.
Every few steps some man would sink into the ice-pack up to his waist and his legs would dangle in slush without finding bottom.
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British Dictionary definitions for dangle
/ (ˈdæŋɡəl) /
to hang or cause to hang freely: his legs dangled over the wall
(tr) to display as an enticement: the hope of a legacy was dangled before her
the act of dangling or something that dangles
Origin of dangle
1Derived forms of dangle
- dangler, noun
- danglingly, adverb
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