From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_064_ddangledan‧gle /ˈdæŋɡəl/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]DOWN to hang or swing loosely, or to make something do thisdangle from A light bulb dangled from a wire in the ceiling.dangle something in/over etc something I dangled my feet in the clear blue water.2 → dangle something in front of somebody/before somebody→ See Verb table
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dangle• She dangled a hand in the water.• A visitor was attempting to lure a squirrel close for a picture by dangling and rattling his car keys.• One or two ancient graves were neglected, rusty iron crosses dangling broken beadwork bouquets.• Dangling from her ears were two large gold earrings.• It was that which was cutting her in two as she dangled from it.• Rose rushed at Dieter and made a grab at his wrist, as if fearing to find handcuffs dangling from it.• A lone naked bulb dangled from the ceiling.• He dangled helplessly from the cliff, trying not to look down.• It's a big carrot he's dangling in front of Marler's nose.• We sat on the edge of the pool with our legs dangling in the water.dangle from• A cigarette dangled from her mouth.Origin dangle (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language 