Dangle Definition
dănggəl
dangled, dangles, dangling
verb
dangled, dangles, dangling
To hang loosely so as to swing back and forth.
A long tail dangled from the kite.
Webster's New World
To hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely.
The child dangled the doll by its arm.
Webster's New World
To be a hanger-on; follow (after)
Webster's New World
To offer in a tempting or teasing way as an inducement.
Webster's New World
To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs.
Webster's New World
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noun
dangles
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
Wiktionary
(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!
Wiktionary
A dangling ornament or decoration.
Wiktionary
Origin of Dangle
Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish dingle.
From Wiktionary
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