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- DictionaryDan·gling/ˈdaNGɡ(ə)liNG/
adjective
- 1. hanging or swinging loosely: "a pair of dangling earrings"
to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely; to be a hanger-on or a dependent… See the full definition
to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something: I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hanging and suspending. be dripping with something idiom. dangle from something. dangly. drape. drip.
Describing something as dangling means it's hanging down loosely, like the dangling silver charms on your grandmother's bracelet. Dangling things are suspended or swinging freely, from your dangling legs that hang over the side of the dock with your toes just touching the water, to your cocker spaniel's silky, dangling ears.
DANGLE definition: 1. to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely: 2. to offer someone something…. Learn more.
Dangle definition: to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion. See examples of DANGLE used in a sentence.
Noun. 1. dangling - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait". hanging, suspension. supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support".
Dangle means to hang or swing loosely. If you dangle string above a kitten you will both be entertained. The verb dangle probably comes from a late 16th century Danish or Swedish word meaning “loose or pendulous,” though we don’t know for sure. You may have a taste for big, showy earrings that dangle.
