DANGLING

suspension, dangling, hanging

(noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); “there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

dangling (not comparable)

Suspended from above.

Noun

dangling (plural danglings)

The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.

The act of following or trailing around.

(colloquial, North America) All out, open throttle, with all you have. [from 20th c.]

Verb

dangling

present participle of dangle

Source: Wiktionary

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DANGLE

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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