What does Dangle mean?
Definitions for Dangle
ˈdæŋ gəldan·gle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Dangle.
Princeton's WordNet
dangle, swing, dropverb
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
dangleverb
cause to dangle or hang freely
"He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
Wiktionary
danglenoun
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
danglenoun
The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
That was a sick dangle for a great goal!
dangleverb
to hang loosely with the ability to swing
His feet would dangle in the water
dangleverb
the action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie. Probably from It looks like he's dangling the puck on a string.
He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.
dangleverb
to hang or trail something loosely
I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water.
Etymology: Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish dingle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DANGLEverb
To hang loose and quivering.
Etymology: from hang, according to Stephen Skinner; as hang, hangle dangle.
Go, bind thou up yond dangling apricocks. William Shakespeare, R. II.
He’d rather on a gibbet dangle,
Than miss his dear delight to wrangle. Hudibras, p. iii.Codrus had but one leg; so short to boot,
That his short wife’s short legs hung dangling out. Dryden.With dangling hands he strokes th’ imperial robe,
And with a cuckold’s air commands the globe. Smith.But have you not with thought beheld
The sword hang dangling o’er the shield. Matthew Prior.The presbyterians, and other fanaticks that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
dangle
To hang loosely or swing freely, often in a suspended manner. It can also refer to leaving a matter undecided or unattended.
Webster Dictionary
Dangleverb
to hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion
Dangleverb
to cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet
Etymology: [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dangle
dang′gl, v.t. to hang loosely or with a swinging motion: to follow any one about.—v.t. to make to dangle.—n. Dan′gler, one who dangles about others, esp. about women. [Scand., Dan. dangle, to dangle; cf. Ice. dingla, to swing; Sw. danka, to saunter.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DANGLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dangle is ranked #108734 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Dangle surname appeared 163 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dangle.
85.2% or 139 total occurrences were White.
7.3% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
5.5% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
Anagrams for Dangle »
Glenda
angled
englad
lagend
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dangle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dangle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- استرخىArabic
- вися, провесвам, закачвамBulgarian
- pender, colgarSpanish
- riiputtaa, roikottaaFinnish
- pendre, pendouillerFrench
- csüng, fityeg, lóbálHungarian
- far penzolare, penzolareItalian
- tāewaMāori
- bungelen, bengelenDutch
- bălăbăni, atârna, legănaRomanian
- висеть, качать, болтать, качаться, болтатьсяRussian
- ห้อยThai
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