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dan⋅gle
[dang-guh
l] 
verb, -gled, -gling, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to hang loosely, esp. with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze. |
| 2. | to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. |
| 3. | 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely. |
| 5. | to offer as an inducement. |
–noun
—Idiom| 6. | the act of dangling. |
| 7. | something that dangles. |
| 8. | keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty. |
Origin:
1580–90; expressive word akin to Norw, Sw dangla, Dan dangle dangle
1580–90; expressive word akin to Norw, Sw dangla, Dan dangle dangle
Related forms:
dangler, noun
dan⋅gling⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. swing, sway, flap.
1. swing, sway, flap.
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| dan·gle (dāng'gəl) v. dan·gled, dan·gling, dan·gles v. intr.
[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.] dan'gler n., dan'gly adj. |
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Dangler
Dan"gler\, n. One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler. " Danglers at toilets." --Burke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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