as in swinging
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 dangling
Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Slamming through barricades and brush, the car picks up realistic damage effects, with its rear bumper and license plate dangling in tow.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The experienced pair of skydivers became entangled in steps on the edge of the plane before dangling frantically mid-air and, ultimately, falling to their deaths, the court heard, per The Guardian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fans of the attraction will spot a familiar sight—a pirate’s foot dangling from a hammock in the rafters, a nod to the beloved bridge-dwelling pirate that guests sail beneath on the ride.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Video recorded by Arif showed the flap dangling behind the wing, as the plane flew at hundreds of miles an hour thousands of feet in the air.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The A-list actor and his director, Christopher McQuarrie, reveal during the movie’s climactic plane sequence that the joints in Cruise’s fingers separated from the sheer force the actor had to battle while dangling off the side of a biplane and holding onto the strap of a seat belt.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
Expect this to be used as a political talking point in upcoming elections, with both sides dangling senior tax savings as a way to win votes.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Now, Russia’s and Ukraine’s Soviet-era tanks rumble across the battlefield covered in anti-drone nets and spikes, dangling chains and unwieldy cages.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Slamming through barricades and brush, the car picks up realistic damage effects, with its rear bumper and license plate dangling in tow.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The experienced pair of skydivers became entangled in steps on the edge of the plane before dangling frantically mid-air and, ultimately, falling to their deaths, the court heard, per The Guardian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fans of the attraction will spot a familiar sight—a pirate’s foot dangling from a hammock in the rafters, a nod to the beloved bridge-dwelling pirate that guests sail beneath on the ride.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Video recorded by Arif showed the flap dangling behind the wing, as the plane flew at hundreds of miles an hour thousands of feet in the air.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The A-list actor and his director, Christopher McQuarrie, reveal during the movie’s climactic plane sequence that the joints in Cruise’s fingers separated from the sheer force the actor had to battle while dangling off the side of a biplane and holding onto the strap of a seat belt.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
Expect this to be used as a political talking point in upcoming elections, with both sides dangling senior tax savings as a way to win votes.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangling
hanging
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
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“Dangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangling. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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