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Dangling   /dˈæŋgəlɪŋ/  /dˈæŋglɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Dangle  v. t.  To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet. "And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume."



Dangle  v. i.  (past & past part. dangled; pres. part. dangling)  To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. "He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle." "From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon."
To dangle about or To dangle after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. "The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment."






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"Dangling" Quotes from Famous Books



... state of collapse, sagged back against an oak tree. Quintana's nervous grasp fell from his arms and they swung, dangling. ...
— The Flaming Jewel • Robert W. Chambers

... together—tug as you will, you will not drag Jove the supreme counsellor from heaven to earth; but were I to pull at it myself I should draw you up with earth and sea into the bargain, then would I bind the chain about some pinnacle of Olympus and leave you all dangling in the mid firmament. So far am I above all others ...
— The Iliad • Homer

... reposed at the end of the day's labor, or whether she sat bolt upright on the lumpy cot in the studio, the broken bisque arm, which Jimmie insisted on her wearing in a sling whenever he was present, dangling limply at her side in the relaxation ...
— Turn About Eleanor • Ethel M. Kelley

... the flesh-mountain was a big metal object, a shining concave dome with which all the tubes connected; so that a stranger to the procedure could not have felt sure whether the mountain was holding up the dome, or was dangling from it. A piece of symbolism done by a maniac artist, whose ...
— They Call Me Carpenter • Upton Sinclair

... panel right back, held aside the dangling garments, and, climbing through into the cupboard, pushed open the doors. A faint glimmer of light from the street made dimly visible the mattress on the floor and two indistinct dark shapes stretched ...
— The Uttermost Farthing - A Savant's Vendetta • R. Austin Freeman


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