dangling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
    suspension; hanging.
    • there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
  2. verb hang freely
    drop; dangle; swing.
    • the ornaments dangled from the tree
    • The light dropped from the ceiling
  3. verb cause to dangle or hang freely
    dangle.
    • He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree

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