dangling

4 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely:

dangle from Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.

He dangled the puppet in front of the children.

to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something:

dangle something in front of someone I've tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.

in ice hockey, to move in a way that deceives an opposing player :

He dangled around two defenders and sent a beautiful shot into the net for a goal.