Dangle

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used without object) 1.1 to hang loosely, esp. with a jerking or swaying motion 1.2 to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. 1.3 Grammar . to occur as a modifier without a head or as a participle without an implied subject, as leaving the tunnel in The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely. 2.2 to offer as an inducement. 3 Noun 3.1 the act of dangling. 3.2 something that dangles. ? 4 Idiom 4.1 keep someone dangling 5 Synonyms 5.1 verb

Verb (used without object)

to hang loosely, esp. with a jerking or swaying motion

The rope dangled in the breeze.

to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.

Grammar . to occur as a modifier without a head or as a participle without an implied subject, as leaving the tunnel in The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel.

Verb (used with object)

to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.

to offer as an inducement.

Noun

the act of dangling.

something that dangles. ?

Idiom

keep someone dangling

to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.

Synonyms

verb

brandish , depend , droop , entice , flap , flaunt , flourish , hang , hang down , lure , sling , sway , swing , tantalize , tempt , trail , wave , suspend , hover , loll