as in to hang
to place on an elevated point without support from below he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play

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Recent Examples of dangle In one harrowing scene, 14-year-old Cady is dangled over a ledge. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 June 2025 The Twins could dangle switch-hitting Willi Castro, who is in his walk year. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 Crews arrived to find a Tesla dangling over the side of a 200-foot cliff. Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 June 2025 In cooperative two-player mode, the second person takes control of the young girl dangling from DK’s back, and can use one of the detachable Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers with point-and-click mouse controls. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dangle
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Verb
  • Sal Frelick hammered a hanging curveball for a leadoff double.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
  • But what else do Angels fans have to hang onto these days?
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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  • When Bacho moves in to make a move, Sakamoto swings a stock pot at Bacho's head, rendering him unconscious.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • But when the opportunity presented itself to purchase the building block, Batchelor swung at the chance.
    Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 13 July 2025

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“Dangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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