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
Between two tall trees were a curtain of lights, with some dangling down the middle.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The offending passenger, seated in the exit row with only two seats was laying on their back across both seats with their knees underneath the armrest and their feet dangling into the space where the third chair would ordinarily be.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Carolina Panthers’ second-year wide receiver from South Carolina was seated on the edge of a boat, dangling his feet into the lake.
—Shane Connuck
july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
Hollywood tells these stories by dramatic imperative — dangling that the truth is out there makes for much better storytelling than suggesting those mysterious lights were just illuminating the path of an airplane.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The offending passenger, seated in the exit row with only two seats was laying on their back across both seats with their knees underneath the armrest and their feet dangling into the space where the third chair would ordinarily be.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 July 2025
The Carolina Panthers’ second-year wide receiver from South Carolina was seated on the edge of a boat, dangling his feet into the lake.
—Shane Connuck
july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
Hollywood tells these stories by dramatic imperative — dangling that the truth is out there makes for much better storytelling than suggesting those mysterious lights were just illuminating the path of an airplane.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangle
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Everton also made a loan offer, but with several key starters departing after Erik ten Hag left for the Manchester United job in that summer window, new head coach Alfred Schreuder was determined to hang onto Kudus.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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My hunch is that many who in private criticize Israel or America’s support for Israel never say a word in public, cowed into silence by the sword of Damocles hanging over them — the omnipresent threat of charges of antisemitism.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, the firm swung to a loss of £19.2 million from a profit of £1.3 million in the same 2024 period.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company swung to a net income of $1.58 billion for the three months ended in June from a massive loss pushing $10 billion the year before.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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