dangled

past tense of dangle
as in hanged
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 dangled From its rails, the collars and tags of beloved pets dangled. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Dangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangled. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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