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dangle
[ dang-guhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion:
The rope dangled in the breeze.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.
- to offer as an inducement.
noun
- the act of dangling.
- something that dangles.
dangle
/ ˈ»åæŋɡə±ô /
verb
- 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
noun
- the act of dangling or something that dangles
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å²¹²Ô²µ±ô±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ»å²¹²Ô²µ±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- »å²¹²Ôg±ô±ð°ù noun
- »å²¹²Ôg±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dangle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dangle1
Idioms and Phrases
- keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.
Example Sentences
Donald Trump might like to dangle the promise of third presidential term but Speaker Mike Johnson isn't holding his breath.
Cushioned chairs once used for official functions stand covered with dust, a few paintings still hang on the walls, ragged chandeliers dangle from the ceilings.
And this weekend, they had the feeling of a title dangled in front of them, getting a fleeting preview of how a long-sought championship might taste.
The low-hanging chandelier one spies when first entering the shop used to dangle inside the Mansion itself; it had to be removed when more illusions were added.
From one specimen’s spindly leg dangled a handwritten tag bearing the year of its death: 1917.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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