dan ‧ gle /ˈdæŋɡ ə l/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to hang or swing loosely, or to make something do this
dangle from
A light bulb dangled from a wire in the ceiling.
dangle something in/over etc something
I dangled my feet in the clear blue water.
2 . dangle something in front of somebody/before somebody to offer something good to someone, in order to persuade them to do something:
A good pay package and a company car were dangled in front of her.