dangle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- hang, flap, hang down, sway, swing, trail
- wave, brandish, flaunt, flourish

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dan‧gle /ˈdæŋɡəl/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to hang or swing loosely, or to make something do this
dangle from
A light bulb dangled from a wire in the ceiling.
dangle something in/over etc something
I dangled my feet in the clear blue water.

2. dangle something in front of somebody/before somebody to offer something good to someone, in order to persuade them to do something:
A good pay package and a company car were dangled in front of her.

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