dangle
verb (used without object)
to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion.
had been dangling
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past perfect progressiveof dangle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Rescuers have released footage of two children being rescued from a cable car that had been dangling over a ravine in northern Pakistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
She also told Cooper that part of the reason she let things get to the point was that Trump had been dangling out the hope she could be a contestant on "The Apprentice."
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2023
For years, scientists had been dangling bait beneath the waves, hoping to attract the elusive deep sea predator but coming up empty-hooked.
From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2016
Back in 1996, Justin, his twin brother Jef and their friend Larry Kersten were laboring at a Dallas dotcom that had been dangling the prospect of shares before its underpaid employees.
From Time Magazine Archive
He leaned in the opening of the shelter and put Moose’s leash, which had been dangling on the ground, in Abby’s hand.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
