Definition of: dangle

(dang′gəl) v. ·gled, ·gling v.i.
1. To hang loosely; swing to–and–fro.
2. To follow or hover near someone as a suitor or hanger–on.
3. To be hanged.
—v.t.
4. To hold so as to swing loosely to–and–fro.
5. To hang (someone).
—noun
1. Manner or act of dangling.
2. Something which dangles. [<Scand. Cf. Dan. dangle.]
—dan′gler noun