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   Dan·gle

   /ˈdaNGɡ(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. hang or swing loosely: "saucepans dangled from a rail" Similar hang (down)droopsagswingswaywavetrailstreamarchaic:depend
   • ▪ offer (an enticing incentive) to someone: "two rich commissions that had been dangling so sweetly in front of me" Similar offerhold outentice someone withlure someone withtempt someone withtantalize someone withseduce someone with

   Word Origin late 16th century: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dangler noun

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