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
The knaves actually wore wigs, and powdered them, as though they had been so many danglers on the Mall.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 | George Augustus SalaIt was also employed as a contemptuous phrase for danglers after young women.
Domestic folk-lore | T. F. Thiselton-DyerOne of these pouty-lipped, rich-tinted fairies, Ella May is, wearin' a baby stare and chorus-girl ear-danglers.
Torchy, Private Sec. | Sewell FordIt was also employed as a contemptuous name for danglers on young women.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare | Thomas Firminger Thiselton-DyerI liked her that first evening, when she was manfully chasing us off for frivolous danglers round her cousin!
The Clever Woman of the Family | Charlotte M. Yonge
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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