Englishdangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
dangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
dangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
dangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
dangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
dangle
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
- : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
- : 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
- : to cause to dangle : swing //dangled her feet in the water
- : to keep hanging uncertainly: to hold out as an inducement
Examples
Verb
- //Let your arms dangle at your sides.
- //She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.
- //He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.
- //The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.
- //They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes.
First Known Use
Verb
1565, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun
1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Verb
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dangle to dangledangle
verb
Synonyms
- to place on an elevated point without support from below //he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play