dangle (redirected from dangly)

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.

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dangle [ˈdæŋg^əl]

vb

1. to hang or cause to hang freely his legs dangled over the wall

2. (tr) to display as an enticement the hope of a legacy was dangled before her

n

the act of dangling or something that dangles

[perhaps from Danish dangle, probably of imitative origin]

dangler  n

danglingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dangle - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" swing, drop hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" loll, droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
	2.	dangle - cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree" suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

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dangle

verb

1. hang, swing, trail, sway, flap, hang down, depend A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist.

2. wave, swing, flap, wiggle, jiggle, joggle He dangled the keys in front of her face.

3. offer, flourish, brandish, flaunt, tempt someone with, lure someone with, entice someone with, tantalize someone with They dangled rich rewards before me.

Translations

dangle [ˈdæŋgl]

A. VT

1. [+ arm, leg] → colgar; [+ object on string etc] → dejar colgado

2. (fig) [+ tempting offer] to dangle sth in front of or before sb → tentar a algn con algo

B. VI → colgar, pender
to keep sb dangling (fig) → tener a algn pendiente

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dangle [ˈdæŋg^əl]

vt

[+ object] → faire balancer
Charlie dangled the keys in front of me → Charlie fit balancer les clés devant moi.
We sat on the edge and dangled our legs in the pool
BUT Nous nous sommes assis sur le bord et avons trempé les jambes dans la piscine.
They were sitting dangling their legs in the water → Ils étaient assis, trempant les jambes dans l'eau.

(fig) [+ prospect, inducement] → faire miroiter
to dangle a carrot in front of sb (fig) → tendre la carotte à qn

vi [hands, feet, legs] → pendre
He sat on the wall, his legs dangling → Il était assis sur le mur, les jambes pendantes.
to dangle from sth [earrings, keys] → pendre de qch

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dangle

vt → baumeln lassen; to dangle something in front of or before somebody (fig) → jdm etw verlockend in Aussicht stellen

vi → baumeln

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dangle [ˈdæŋgl]

1. vt (arm, leg) → (far) dondolare; (object on string) → far oscillare (fig) (tempting offer) to dangle sth in front of sb → allettare qn con qc

2. vi → pendere, penzolare
with one's legs dangling → con le gambe penzoloni

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dangle [ˈdæŋgl]

1. vt (arm, leg) → (far) dondolare; (object on string) → far oscillare (fig) (tempting offer) to dangle sth in front of sb → allettare qn con qc

2. vi → pendere, penzolare
with one's legs dangling → con le gambe penzoloni

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dangle

v dangle [ˈdӕŋgl]

to (cause to) hang loosely She dangled her scarf out of the car window. swaai, slinger يَتَدَلّى вися nechat vlát dingle med baumeln (lassen) κρέμω, κουνώ, κουνιέμαι dejar colgado kõlkuma, kõlgutama آویزان کردن؛ تاب دادن roikkua (laisser) pendre לְהִשׁתַלשֵׁל झूलना, लटकना visiti, mahati nekome ispred nosa lóbál menggantung láta hanga, dangla spenzolare ぶら下がる 매달다 karoti, maskatuoti šūpoties (brīvi karājoties); šūpot berjuntai (laten) bengelen (la) dingle dyndać, majtać balançar a atârna; a flutura свободно свисать hojdať sa viseti pustiti da se njiše dingla [] ห้อยหลวม ๆ salla(n)mak 搖晃，搖擺 звішувати معلق کرنا تاکہ ادھر ادھر ہل سکے lúc lắc 摇晃，摇摆