dangler

Variant of dangle

dangle definition

dan·gle (daŋgəl)

intransitive verb dangled -·gled, dangling -·gling

  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]

Etymology: < Scand, as in Dan dangle, Ice dingla, to dangle

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

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