as in swinging
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 dangling
Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
This is easier than trying to check off items on a sticky note that’s, for example, dangling on your computer screen.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Floating on a tube while dangling your toes in the swirling waters of a lazy river?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
One sequence in the film, which gets played up in the movie’s trailer, features Fahy dangling from a shattered window of the restaurant.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In some cases, the predator continues to move with its victim still dangling from one chelicera.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The season 2 finale, meanwhile, left several plot threads dangling.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere on the farm, Joe finds Suzanne unconscious and barely breathing with a needle dangling from her forearm.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
The house, with Mardis Gras beads dangling from the trees and original fireplaces in both front rooms, is as much a part of the experience as hot sauce on an oyster.
—Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
This is easier than trying to check off items on a sticky note that’s, for example, dangling on your computer screen.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Floating on a tube while dangling your toes in the swirling waters of a lazy river?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
One sequence in the film, which gets played up in the movie’s trailer, features Fahy dangling from a shattered window of the restaurant.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In some cases, the predator continues to move with its victim still dangling from one chelicera.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The season 2 finale, meanwhile, left several plot threads dangling.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere on the farm, Joe finds Suzanne unconscious and barely breathing with a needle dangling from her forearm.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Dangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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