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# dangling

verb, the -ing form of «dangle» (dangle, dangles, dangled, dangling); adjective (dangling)

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

## Everyday

1. Dangling means hanging loosely and swinging, often from something above. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#m1)
2. Dangling something in front of someone means holding it out to tempt them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes legs over a wall, earrings, keys, ropes and loose wires. Safety: dangling wires or cords can be dangerous; tell an adult. In stories it shows something hanging over a drop or a temptation. Phrases: «dangling from», «legs dangling», «keep someone dangling» (= keep waiting without an answer).

### Examples

- The monkey was dangling from a branch by its tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x1)
- We sat on the pier with our legs dangling over the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x2)
- A loose wire was dangling from the ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x3)
- Her earrings were long and dangling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x4)
- He kept dangling the toy in front of the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x5)
- The spider was dangling on a thread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x6)
- Don't leave the blind cord dangling where a baby can reach it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x7)
- Suddenly he saw a beautiful ball, for all the world like his own, dangling from a branch of the tree he was on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: dangle drops «e» before -ing: «dangling». Safety: long dangling cords from blinds are a strangling danger for small children. Not a number word.

## On Mova

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