as in to hang
to place on an elevated point without support from below
he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play
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Recent Examples of dangle
Pink matched her ruffled train to a matching floral piece in her hair, which complemented a pair of black shoulder-length dangling earrings.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Each pavé stone, crystalized seed, and dangling jewel has been polished and perfected almost obsessively, making those three-figure price tags more palatable.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Humongous cargo shorts dangle upside down and dominate another area.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Each pavé stone, crystalized seed, and dangling jewel has been polished and perfected almost obsessively, making those three-figure price tags more palatable.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Humongous cargo shorts dangle upside down and dominate another area.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangle
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The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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From this perspective, the pendulum has fully swung from being near resistance and overbought to being near support and oversold.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Once the board was attached, the contestant swung the board around by, yep, the spike in his nose.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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“Dangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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