HyperDic: dangle

English > 2 senses of the word dangle:
VERBstativedangle, swing, drophang freely
contactdanglecause to dangle or hang freely
dangle > pronunciation
Soundsdae'nggahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > dangle: 2 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaninghang freely.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
ModelSome big birds dangle in the tree; There dangle some big birds in the tree
Example"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
Synonymsswing, drop
Narrowerdroop, lollhang loosely or laxly
BroaderhangBe suspended or hanging
Spanishbalancearse, caer, columpearse, columpiarse, pender
Catalanbalancejar-se, gronxar-se, gronxolar
English > dangle: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
MeaningCause to dangle or hang freely.
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
ModelThey dangle the lights from the ceiling
Example"He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
Broadersuspendhang freely
Nounsdanglingthe act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

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