dan·gle 
(dănggəl)
(dănggəl)v. dan·gled, dan·gling, dan·gles
v.intr.
To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro: Earrings dangled from her ears.
v.tr.
1. To cause to hang loosely or swing: dangled my feet in the water.
2. To offer as an inducement or an enticement: dangled the prospect of a promotion in exchange for his testimony.
[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.]
dangler n.
dangly adj.