Dangle
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English
Verb
Dangle (third-person singular simple present dangles, present participle dangling, simple past and past participle dangled)
- (intransitive) to hang loosely with the ability to swing
- His feet would dangle in the water
- (intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) the action of preforming a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie. Probably from It looks like he's dangling the puck on a string.
- He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.
- (transitive) to hang or trail something loosely
- I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water.
Noun
Dangle (plural Dangles)- An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
- (slang, ice hockey, lacrosse) The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
- That was a sick dangle for a great goal!
Adverbs for Dangle
mockingly; loosely; tantalizingly; irritatingly; erotically; teasingly; playfully.
Thesaurus
advertise, affect, air, around, bag, betoken, blazon forth, bob, bobble, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, careen, cascade, coggle, daggle, demonstrate, depend, develop, disclose, display, divulge, drabble, drag, draggle, dramatize, drape, droop, emblazon, embody, enact, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose to view, express, fall, flap, flash, flaunt, flop, flourish, flow, fluctuate, flutter, follow, follow at heel, follow the crowd, give sign, give token, hang, hang about, hang down, highlight, hold up, illuminate, incarnate, indicate, librate, lop, lurch, make clear, make plain, manifest, materialize, mean, nod, nutate, oscillate, parade, pend, pendulate, perform, pitch, present, produce, put forth, put forward, reel, represent, resonate, reveal, rock, roll, roll out, sag, set forth, shake, show, show forth, sling, sport, spotlight, suspend, swag, sway, swing, token, toss, trail, trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth, unfold, vacillate, vaunt, vibrate, wag, waggle, wait, wave, waver, weep, wobble
Etymology
Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish dingle.
