dangleverb
uk/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/[ I or T ] to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:
Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.
He dangled the puppet in front of the children.
[ T ] to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something:
I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hanging and suspending
- cascade
- dangly
- drape
- droop
- fall
- flow
- hang
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- sag
- saggy
- sling
- slung
- string
- string sth up
- suspend
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