Dangler

dan·gle  (dnggl)

v. dan·gled, dan·gling, dan·gles

v.intr.

1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro.

2. To be a hanger-on.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hang loosely or swing.

2. To cause (one's expectations or hopes) to hang uncertainly or remain unresolved.

n.

1. The act or an instance of dangling.

2. Something dangled.

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[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.]

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dangler n.

dangly adj.