DANGLE


Meaning of DANGLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dæŋg(ə)l ]

( dangles, dangling, dangled)

1.

If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.

A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist...

He and I were sitting out on his jetty dangling our legs in the water.

VERB : V prep / adv , V n prep / adv

2.

If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way.

They’ve dangled rich rewards before me.

VERB : V n before/in front of n

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