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Pronunciation : Dan"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.]
Definition : Defn: To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. he'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. Hudibras. From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson. To dangle about or after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Swift.

i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dan"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet. And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. Sir W. Scott.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913