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DANGLE definition: 1. to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely: 2. to offer someone something…. Learn more.
1. : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely. 2. : to be a hanger-on or a dependent. 3. : to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in "Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view") a dangling participle. a dangling modifier. transitive verb. 1.
Dangle definition: to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion. See examples of DANGLE used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. to hang or cause to hang freely 2. to display as an enticement 3. the act of dangling or something that dangles.... Click for more definitions.
Dangle means to hang or swing loosely. If you dangle string above a kitten you will both be entertained.
to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something: dangle something in front of someone I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder in school, but nothing works. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hanging and suspending. be dripping with something idiom.
(informal) to keep somebody in an uncertain state by not telling them something that they want to know. She kept him dangling for a week before making her decision. See dangle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dangle. Definition of dangle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
