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
Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
One look featured a black dress with a faux turtleneck, a leather jacket, dangling diamond earrings and a black, bedazzled Yves Saint Laurent purse slung around her side.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
To date, the Kremlin is offering high bonus checks to entice enlistment, granting legal status for military service, and dangling pardons for criminals who join the war in order to replenish losses.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
In Boston, with elimination dangling over the Heat like a guillotine of disappointment, James went nuclear.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The outlandishness of the plot requires an even larger suspension of disbelief, and narrative threads are left dangling at the unsatisfying end of the seven-episode season.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The wealthier ones lounge by the sea in the evening, drinking coffee and dangling their feet in the Red Sea.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Other moments include the stunning solar eclipse, the tweet from Elmo sparking a conversation on mental health and the woman rescued after her semi-truck was left dangling over the Clark Memorial Bridge in Kentucky.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
The host of the evening, comedian Nikki Glaser, stunned on the red carpet in a strapless brown dress with a rose detail on the hip, topping off the look with dangling earrings and brown heels.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
One look featured a black dress with a faux turtleneck, a leather jacket, dangling diamond earrings and a black, bedazzled Yves Saint Laurent purse slung around her side.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
To date, the Kremlin is offering high bonus checks to entice enlistment, granting legal status for military service, and dangling pardons for criminals who join the war in order to replenish losses.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
In Boston, with elimination dangling over the Heat like a guillotine of disappointment, James went nuclear.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The outlandishness of the plot requires an even larger suspension of disbelief, and narrative threads are left dangling at the unsatisfying end of the seven-episode season.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
The wealthier ones lounge by the sea in the evening, drinking coffee and dangling their feet in the Red Sea.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Other moments include the stunning solar eclipse, the tweet from Elmo sparking a conversation on mental health and the woman rescued after her semi-truck was left dangling over the Clark Memorial Bridge in Kentucky.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Dangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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