[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. |
| dan·gling (dāng'glĭng) adj. Of or being a modifier, especially a participle or participial phrase, that grammatically modifies the subject of its sentence but semantically modifies another element of the sentence or an unstated referent, as approaching Dallas in the sentence Approaching Dallas, the skyline came into view. See Usage Note at participle. |
