Dangle

Quick meaning: Dangle is a verb meaning (intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

Meaning

(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.
2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To put forth as a possibility.
3. (intransitive, dated) To trail or follow around.
4. (medicine, intransitive) Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
5. (medicine, transitive) To position (a patient) in this way.
6. An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
7. (intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.

Example Sentences

His feet are dangling in the water.

From her lifted hand / Dangled a length of ribbon.

He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.

I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water.

Word Forms

• dangles
• dangling
• dangled

Synonyms for dangle

Depending on context, synonyms include drop, swing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include swing, drop, hang, erode, undermine, suspend.

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