Dangle definition
To cause to hang loosely or swing.
Dangled my feet in the water.
verb
To hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely.
The child dangled the doll by its arm.
verb
To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro.
Earrings dangled from her ears.
verb
To offer in a tempting or teasing way as an inducement.
verb
To be a hanger-on; follow (after)
verb
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To hang loosely so as to swing back and forth.
A long tail dangled from the kite.
verb
To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs.
verb
(intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.
verb
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
noun
(slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
That was a sick dangle for a great goal!
noun
A dangling ornament or decoration.
noun
To offer as an inducement or an enticement.
Dangled the prospect of a promotion in exchange for his testimony.
verb
Origin of dangle
- Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish dingle.
From Wiktionary