dangled

verb

past tense of dangle
as in hung
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 dangled One table housed hockey sticks and sparkly leotards dangled from a nearby rack. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Styled by Leslie Fremar, the actress wore a glistening silver dress made entirely of shredded metallic fringing that dangled around her body. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Both administrations dangled a nuclear cooperation agreement as a key incentive to Saudi Arabia in return for normalizing ties with Israel. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Limbs and twigs dangled by threads of bark, or were scattered underneath, completeIv broken away. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Hope was dangled like a carrot, then cruelly snatched away, more than once. — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 And there’s that dangled idea of trying to convince the Wizards to trade Anthony Davis. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangled
  1. hung
  2. swung
  3. slung
  4. suspended
  5. strung
Verb
  • The chef hanged himself shortly after reading a tabloid story about her being seen with another man.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever cloud of innocence has hung over Jo’s life until this point is shattered, both parents struggling how to navigate the horrible experience from an emotional as well as a purely bureaucratic perspective.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hung
Verb
  • The inning should have been over after Bo Bichette swung on a bouncing pitch that went back to the backstop, but Washington catcher Keibert Ruiz threw the ball past first base, and Bichette was safe.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But this game’s hinges swung the other way when the Padres turned things around against Gavin Williams and Michael King turned things around against the Guardians.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Agitators in top load washers tend to be rough on clothes and can cause rips in clothes if items get stuck and slung around the process.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Collins brought the glamour in a black tank top with thick straps, paired with flowy pants emblazoned with a green leaf pattern and a bright green scarf slung over her shoulder.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • There are still questions at centre-back, particularly with Joachim Andersen suspended for the opener at home against Chelsea, and midfield could use more depth.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • A number of German states have temporarily suspended Sunday driving bans for trucks in an emergency effort to mitigate supply chain disruption.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • The threads are strung the wrong way to hold the boundary together, so the curls grow with nothing to limit them.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many Americans don’t want power plants built or electric lines strung near their homes.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of strung

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