dangle

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dangle

suspend loosely and sway to and fro: dangle the wind chimes from the tree branch; to hold out a hope enticingly: dangle the prize in front of the contestant

Not to be confused with:

dandle – to lightly bounce a child on one’s knee or in one’s arms; pamper; pet

dan·gle

(dăng′gəl)

v. dan·gled, dan·gling, dan·gles

v.intr.

To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro: Earrings dangled from her ears.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hang loosely or swing: dangled my feet in the water.

2. To offer as an inducement or an enticement: dangled the prospect of a promotion in exchange for his testimony.

[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.]

dan′gler n.

dan′gly adj.

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dangle

(ˈdæŋɡəl)

1. to hang or cause to hang freely: his legs dangled over the wall.

2. (tr) to display as an enticement: the hope of a legacy was dangled before her.

the act of dangling or something that dangles

[C16: perhaps from Danish dangle, probably of imitative origin]

ˈdangler n

ˈdanglingly adv

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dan•gle

(ˈdæŋ gəl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i.

1. to hang loosely, esp. with a swaying motion.

2. to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.

v.t.

3. to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.

4. to offer as an inducement.

5. the act of dangling.

6. something that dangles.

Idioms:

keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.

[1580–90; expressive word akin to Norwegian, Swedish dangla, Dan dangle dangle]

dan′gler, n.

dangle

Past participle: dangled
Gerund: dangling

Imperative
dangle
dangle

Present
I dangle
you dangle
he/she/it dangles
we dangle
you dangle
they dangle

Preterite
I dangled
you dangled
he/she/it dangled
we dangled
you dangled
they dangled

Present Continuous
I am dangling
you are dangling
he/she/it is dangling
we are dangling
you are dangling
they are dangling

Present Perfect
I have dangled
you have dangled
he/she/it has dangled
we have dangled
you have dangled
they have dangled

Past Continuous
I was dangling
you were dangling
he/she/it was dangling
we were dangling
you were dangling
they were dangling

Past Perfect
I had dangled
you had dangled
he/she/it had dangled
we had dangled
you had dangled
they had dangled

Future
I will dangle
you will dangle
he/she/it will dangle
we will dangle
you will dangle
they will dangle

Future Perfect
I will have dangled
you will have dangled
he/she/it will have dangled
we will have dangled
you will have dangled
they will have dangled

Future Continuous
I will be dangling
you will be dangling
he/she/it will be dangling
we will be dangling
you will be dangling
they will be dangling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dangling
you have been dangling
he/she/it has been dangling
we have been dangling
you have been dangling
they have been dangling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dangling
you will have been dangling
he/she/it will have been dangling
we will have been dangling
you will have been dangling
they will have been dangling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dangling
you had been dangling
he/she/it had been dangling
we had been dangling
you had been dangling
they had been dangling

Conditional
I would dangle
you would dangle
he/she/it would dangle
we would dangle
you would dangle
they would dangle

Past Conditional
I would have dangled
you would have dangled
he/she/it would have dangled
we would have dangled
you would have dangled
they would have dangled

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Verb	1.	dangle - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" swing, drop hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" loll, droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
	2.	dangle - cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree" suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

dangle

verb

1. hang, swing, trail, sway, flap, hang down, depend A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist.

2. wave, swing, flap, wiggle, jiggle, joggle He dangled the keys in front of her face.

3. offer, flourish, brandish, flaunt, tempt someone with, lure someone with, entice someone with, tantalize someone with They dangled rich rewards before me.

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dangle

verb

To fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below:

depend, hang, sling, suspend, swing.

Translations

يَتَدَلّى

vlát

dingle med

baumeln

pendre

lóbál

láta hanga, dangla

ciondolare dondolare

karotimaskatuoti

šūpotšūpoties

dingle

болтать

salla mak

摇摆摇晃

dangle

[ˈdæŋgl]

A. VT

1. [+ arm, leg] → colgar; [+ object on string etc] → dejar colgado

2. (fig) [+ tempting offer] to dangle sth in front of or before sb → tentar a algn con algo

B. VI → colgar, pender
to keep sb dangling (fig) → tener a algn pendiente

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dangle

[ˈdæŋg^əl]

[+ object] → faire balancer
Charlie dangled the keys in front of me → Charlie fit balancer les clés devant moi.
We sat on the edge and dangled our legs in the pool
BUT Nous nous sommes assis sur le bord et avons trempé les jambes dans la piscine.
They were sitting dangling their legs in the water → Ils étaient assis, trempant les jambes dans l'eau.

(fig) [+ prospect, inducement] → faire miroiter
to dangle a carrot in front of sb (fig) → tendre la carotte à qn

vi [hands, feet, legs] → pendre
He sat on the wall, his legs dangling → Il était assis sur le mur, les jambes pendantes.
to dangle from sth [earrings, keys] → pendre de qch

dangle

vt → baumeln lassen; to dangle something in front of or before somebody (fig) → jdm etw verlockend in Aussicht stellen

vi → baumeln

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dangle

[ˈdæŋgl]

1. vt (arm, leg) → (far) dondolare; (object on string) → far oscillare (fig) (tempting offer) to dangle sth in front of sb → allettare qn con qc

2. vi → pendere, penzolare
with one's legs dangling → con le gambe penzoloni

dangle

(ˈdӕŋgl) verb

to (cause to) hang loosely. She dangled her scarf out of the car window.

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