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
Oysters dangle on mangrove roots.
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Ryan Ballogg
updated February 26, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Paperbacks are peeking out of purses, clutched in hand by A-listers like Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber, and even dangling from handbags as charms.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Her foot is growing, but the rest of her, built for dangling, persists in toppling her onto her side.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In all, the Ducks sent five players to Milan for this year’s Winter Olympic Games, and two of them returned home with medals dangling from their necks.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Ballogg
updated February 26, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Paperbacks are peeking out of purses, clutched in hand by A-listers like Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber, and even dangling from handbags as charms.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Her foot is growing, but the rest of her, built for dangling, persists in toppling her onto her side.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In all, the Ducks sent five players to Milan for this year’s Winter Olympic Games, and two of them returned home with medals dangling from their necks.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangle
Verb
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Princess’ signature walk-in closets have been replaced with a wall of hanging storage, drawers and shelves, which offer ample space for even the heaviest packer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those scenarios could either be triggered by new snow falling on existing snow; a cornice, or mass of hanging snow, falling; or a human trigger.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As the exomoon orbits its host, its gravity swings the planet around their common center of gravity, called the barycenter.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bridgerton, with its consciously diverse vision of a Regency world, feels like a project conceived in a more inclusive moment; the pendulum has since swung the other way.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Dangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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