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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dangle \Dan"gle\ (d[a^][ng]"g'l), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dangling}.] [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.] To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.
He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. --Hudibras.
From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. --Tennyson.
{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. --Swift.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dangle \Dan"gle\, verb (used with an object) To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet.
And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dangle
verb
1: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {swing}, {drop}]
2: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
118 Moby Thesaurus words for "dangle": advertise, affect, air, around, bag, betoken, blazon forth, bob, bobble, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, careen, cascade, coggle, daggle, demonstrate, depend, develop, disclose, display, divulge, drabble, drag, draggle, dramatize, drape, droop, emblazon, embody, enact, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose to view, express, fall, flap, flash, flaunt, flop, flourish, flow, fluctuate, flutter, follow, follow at heel, follow the crowd, give sign, give token, hang, hang about, hang down, highlight, hold up, illuminate, incarnate, indicate, librate, lop, lurch, make clear, make plain, manifest, materialize, mean, nod, nutate, oscillate, parade, pend, pendulate, perform, pitch, present, produce, put forth, put forward, reel, represent, resonate, reveal, rock, roll, roll out, sag, set forth, shake, show, show forth, sling, sport, spotlight, suspend, swag, sway, swing, token, toss, trail, trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth, unfold, vacillate, vaunt, vibrate, wag, waggle, wait, wave, waver, weep, wobble
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