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DANGLE
dangle
(verb) cause to dangle or hang freely; “He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree”
dangle, swing, drop
(verb) hang freely; “the ornaments dangled from the tree”; “The light dropped from the ceiling”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dangle (third-person singular simple present dangles, present participle dangling, simple past and past participle dangled)
(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
(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.
(transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.
(intransitive, dated) To trail or follow around.
(medicine, intransitive) Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
(medicine, transitive) To position (a patient) in this way.
Noun
dangle (plural dangles)
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
(slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
A dangling ornament or decoration.
Anagrams
• Glenda, angled, geland, gladen
Source: Wiktionary
Dan"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling.] Etym: [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.]
Definition: To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. he'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. Hudibras. From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson. To dangle about or after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Swift.
Dan"gle, v. t.
Definition: To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet. And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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