dangle
verb (used without object), dan·gled, dan·gling.
verb (used with object), dan·gled, dan·gling.
noun
Origin of dangle
Synonyms for dangle
Related Words for dangle
droop, sling, hang, swing, sway, flap, lure, depend, tantalize, wave, trail, flaunt, entice, tempt, flourish, brandishExamples from the Web for dangle
Contemporary Examples of dangle
Dangle mere feet from one of these behemoths to feel very small indeed.
And, like it or not, those are exactly the types of players at whom the Yankees like to dangle money, yearly.
Plenty of novels can dangle the facts well enough to merit our page-turning interest.
Would the Park Avenue Armory string hundreds of Picassos or Rembrandts on wire and dangle them 45 feet in the air?
The leadership may have to dangle choice committee assignments to complete the steal, and engage in other kinds of horse-trading.
Historical Examples of dangle
They dangle not down like spindles, but hang stiff and bend at the elbow.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
While he answered one of Mr. Crane's questions, he let them dangle from his fingers.
They Twinkled Like JewelsPhilip Jos Farmer
She was then but fifteen, and he had just begun to dangle at her heels.
The Root of EvilThomas Dixon
"Very likely to dangle before somebody's eyes," he answered slyly.
The Chestermarke InstinctJ. S. Fletcher
Next moment Yorke was down, and Dangle was not there to pick up the ball.
The Cock-House at FellsgarthTalbot Baines Reed