DANGLE

[verb] - to (cause to) hang looselyShe had big earrings dangling from her ear. [I]A loose electric wire was dangling from the wall. [I]He dangled the puppet in front of the children. [T]If you dangle something desirable before/in front of someone, you offer it in order to persuade them to do something.I've tried dangling all sorts of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.