Main Entry: ¹dan·gle

Pronunciation: \ˈdaŋ-gəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dan·gled; dan·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Dan dangle to dangle

Date: 1565

intransitive verb 1 : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely
2 : to be a hanger-on or a dependent
3 : to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (as climbing in “Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view”) <a dangling participle> <a dangling modifier>transitive verb 1 : to cause to dangle : swing <dangled her feet in the water>
2 a : to keep hanging uncertainly b : to hold out as an inducement

— dan·gler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun