dangle

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.intr.

1. To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro.
2. To be a hanger-on.

v.tr.

1. To cause to hang loosely or swing.
2. To cause (one's expectations or hopes) to hang uncertainly or remain unresolved.

n.

1. The act or an instance of dangling.
2. Something dangled.

[Perhaps from Danish dangle or Swedish dangla.]

dangler dan'gler n.
dangly dan'gly adj.

verb

To fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below: depend, hang, sling, suspend, swing. See hang.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hang freely
  Synonyms: swing, drop

Meaning #2: cause to dangle or hang freely

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - dingle, hænge
v. tr. - lade dingle, lade hænge, friste med
n. - dinglen

Nederlands (Dutch)
(laten) bungelen/ slingeren, (achter) nalopen, voorhouden (ter verleiding)

Français (French)
v. intr. - pendre (un objet sur une corde), pendiller, pendre (les bras), se balancer
v. tr. - balancer, suspendre, laisser pendre, (fig) faire miroiter (qch à qn)
n. - balancement, (fig) incertitude

Deutsch (German)
v. - baumeln, hängen lassen
n. - Baumeln, Schlenkern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταλαντεύω/-ομαι, αιωρούμαι, κρεμιέμαι, κρεμώ ή σείω δελεαστικά

Italiano (Italian)
penzolante, penzolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - balançar, pender de

Русский (Russian)
болтаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - balancear, colgar, estar colgado, pender, balancearse
v. tr. - balancear, colgar, estar colgado, pender, ofrecer coima
n. - colgado, balanceado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dingla (med)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摇晃地悬挂着, 追求, 使摇晃地悬挂, 摇晃地悬挂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 搖晃地懸掛著, 追求
v. tr. - 使搖晃地懸掛
n. - 搖晃地懸掛

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 따라다니다, 매달리다
v. tr. - 매달다
n. - 달랑달랑 매달려 있는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぶら下がる, ぶら下げる, 見せびらかす, つきまとう, ほのめかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتدلى, يدلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנדנד‬
v. tr. - ‮נידנד, תלה‬
n. - ‮דבר מתנדנד, נדנוד‬

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