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# dangle

verb (dangle, dangles, dangled, dangling)

«dangle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dangle means to hang down loosely and swing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#m1)
2. To dangle something means to hold it so that it hangs loosely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#m2)
3. To dangle something in front of someone means to offer it to tempt them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories legs dangle from a high seat or a branch, keys dangle from a hand, a spider dangles on a thread. Safety: loose cords and cables that dangle can be dangerous for small children. Phrases: dangle your legs, dangle from, dangling earrings.

### Examples

- My legs dangled over the edge of the pier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x1)
- A spider dangled from the ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x2)
- He dangled the keys in front of the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x3)
- Long earrings dangled from her ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x4)
- Don't let the cable dangle where the baby can reach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x5)
- The kitten tried to catch the dangling string. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x6)
- They dangled a prize in front of us to make us work harder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x7)
- Across his back dangled a long fringed quiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: dangled, dangling (drop the e). Similar: hang, swing. In grammar, a «dangling» word or phrase is one that is not clearly linked to the right word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dangle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dangle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dangle.html) on Mova free.