ALL meanings of dangling
dan·gle
D d - noun dangling Hanging or swinging loosely. 1
- verb without object dangling to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze. 1
- verb without object dangling to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention. 1
- verb without object dangling Grammar. to occur as a modifier without a head or as a participle without an implied subject, as leaving the tunnel in The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel. 1
- verb with object dangling to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely. 1
- verb with object dangling to offer as an inducement. 1
- noun dangling the act of dangling. 1
- noun dangling something that dangles. 1
- idioms dangling keep someone dangling, to keep someone in a state of uncertainty. 1
- noun dangling The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension. 0
- noun dangling The act of following or trailing around. 0
- verb dangling present participle of dangle. 0
- adjective dangling suspended from above. 0