Definitions for dangleˈdæŋ gəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dan•gleˈdæŋ gəl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling
(v.i.)to hang loosely, esp. with a swaying motion.
to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.
(v.t.)to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.
to offer as an inducement.
(n.)the act of dangling.
something that dangles.
Idioms for dangle:
keep someone dangling,to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.
Category: Idiom
Origin of dangle:
1580–90; expressive word akin to Norw, Sw dangla, Dan dangle dangle
dan′gler(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dangle, swing, drop(verb)
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
dangle(verb)
cause to dangle or hang freely
"He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
dangle(verb)ˈdæŋ gəl
hang loosely down
a rope dangling from the tree; I dangled the toy in front of the kitten.
Wiktionary
dangle(Noun)
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
dangle(Noun)
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!
dangle(Verb)
to hang loosely with the ability to swing
His feet would dangle in the water
dangle(Verb)
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.
dangle(Verb)
to hang or trail something loosely
I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water.
Origin: Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish dingle.
Webster Dictionary
Dangle(verb)
to hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion
Dangle(verb)
to cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet
Translations for dangle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- swaai, slingerAfrikaans
- يَتَدَلّىArabic
- висяBulgarian
- balançarPortuguese (BR)
- nechat vlátCzech
- baumeln (lassen)German
- dingle medDanish
- κρέμω, κουνώ, κουνιέμαιGreek
- dejar colgadoSpanish
- kõlkuma, kõlgutamaEstonian
- آویزان کردن؛ تاب دادنFarsi
- roikkua, roikottaaFinnish
- (laisser) pendreFrench
- לְהִשׁתַלשֵׁלHebrew
- झूलना, लटकनाHindi
- visiti, mahati nekome ispred nosaCroatian
- lóbálHungarian
- menggantungIndonesian
- láta hanga, danglaIcelandic
- spenzolareItalian
- ぶら下がるJapanese
- 매달다Korean
- karoti, maskatuotiLithuanian
- šūpoties (brīvi karājoties); šūpotLatvian
- berjuntaiMalay
- (laten) bengelenDutch
- (la) dingleNorwegian
- dyndać, majtaćPolish
- آویزان کردن؛ تاب دادنPersian
- ځړېدل، ځوړندېدلPashto
- balançarPortuguese
- a atârna; a fluturaRomanian
- свободно свисатьRussian
- hojdať saSlovak
- visetiSlovenian
- pustiti da se njišeSerbian
- dingla [med]Swedish
- ห้อยหลวม ๆThai
- salla(n)makTurkish
- 搖晃，搖擺Chinese (Trad.)
- звішуватиUkrainian
- معلق کرنا تاکہ ادھر ادھر ہل سکےUrdu
- lúc lắcVietnamese
- 摇晃，摇摆Chinese (Simp.)
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