dangle

intransitive verb dangled, dangling

1. to hang loosely so as to swing back and forth: a long tail dangled from the kite
2. to be a hanger-on; follow (after)
3. to lack clear syntactic connection to another element in the sentence in which it occurs: said of a modifier [in “After marrying him, her trouble began,” “marrying” is a dangling participle]

transitive verb

1. to hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely: the child dangled the doll by one arm
2. to offer in a tempting or teasing way as an inducement