[dang-guh
l] 
verb, -gled, -gling, noun | 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. |
| 4. | to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely. |
| 5. | to offer as an inducement. |
| 6. | the act of dangling. |
| 7. | something that dangles. |
| 8. | keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty. |
| 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. |