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   dangle

   /ˈdaŋɡl/

   verb

   • 1. hang or swing loosely: "saucepans dangled from a rail" Similar hang (down)droopsagswingswaywavetrailstreamarchaic:depend
   • ▪ offer (an enticing incentive) to someone: "the defence portfolio could be the carrot to dangle before him" Similar offerhold outentice someone withlure someone withtempt someone withtantalize someone withseduce someone with

   Word Origin late 16th century: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dangler noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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