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Showing words for DANGLE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Dangle

angled, dangle, englad, gladen, lagend

5 Letter Words for Dangle

agend, agnel, alden, angel, angle, eland, galen, genal, glade, gland, glead, glean, laden, lagen, lande, lenad, nagel, naled

4 Letter Words for Dangle

aden, aged, agen, alen, dale, dane, dang, deal, dean, egad, egal, elan, engl, gade, gael, gaen, gale, gane, geal, gean, geld, gena, genl, glad, gled, glen, lade, laen, land, lane, lang, lead, lean, leda, lena, lend, leng, lndg, nael, nale, neal

3 Letter Words for Dangle

ade, age, ald, ale, alg, aln, and, ane, dae, dag, dal, dan, dea, deg, del, den, dle, dna, ead, ean, ela, eld, end, eng, enl, gad, gal, gan, ged, gel, gen, gld, lad, lag, lan, ldg, lea, led, leg, nad, nae, nag, nea, ned, neg

Definitions for Dangle

[1] to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.
[2] to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favor or attention.
[3] 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.
[4] to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.
[5] to offer as an inducement.
[6] the act of dangling.
[7] something that dangles.
[8] keep someone dangling , to keep someone in a state of uncertainty.
[9] to hang or cause to hang freely his legs dangled over the wall
[10] (tr) to display as an enticement the hope of a legacy was dangled before her
[11] the act of dangling or something that dangles

Words related to Dangle

droop, sling, hang, swing, sway, flap, lure, depend, tantalize, wave, trail, flaunt, entice, tempt, flourish, brandish

Words nearby Dangle

danger cave, danger man, danger money, dangerous, dangerous offender, dangle, dangleberry, dangling participle, dani, dania, daniel

Origin of Dangle

1580–90; expressive word akin to Norwegian, Swedish dangla, Danish dangle dangle

Other words from Dangle

dan·gler , noun
dan·gling·ly , adverb

Word origin for Dangle

C16: perhaps from Danish dangle, probably of imitative origin

Synonyms for Dangle

droop, flap, hang, sling, sway, swing, brandish, depend, entice, flaunt, flourish, lure, tantalize, tempt, trail, wave, hang down