Dangle definition
Dangled my feet in the water.
The child dangled the doll by its arm.
Earrings dangled from her ears.
A long tail dangled from the kite.
He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.
That was a sick dangle for a great goal!
Dangled the prospect of a promotion in exchange for his testimony.
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