dangle in English
- dangle ⇄ dangle, verb, -gled,-gling,noun. english
- dangle ⇄ noun dangler. english
- dangle ⇄ noun 1. the act of dangling.
2. something that dangles.english - dangle ⇄ v.i. 1. to hang and swing loosely.
Ex. The curtain cord dangles. (Figurative.) Some choppy editing abruptly disposes of whole characters, leaving several plot lines dangling (Eugene Archer).
(SYN) flap, oscillate.
2. (Figurative.) toenglish - dangle ⇄ v.t. 1. to hold or carry (a thing) so that it swings loosely.
Ex. The cat played with the string I dangled in front of it. The nurse dangled the toys in front of the baby.
2. to cause to dangle.
3. (Figurative.) to keep (a hope or antenglish