Dangle has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
"The CIA suspected that their new contact was a Russian asset dangle, designed only to extract classified information before he vanished back home."
Verb
1
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
"The light dropped from the ceiling"
2
cause to dangle or hang freely
"He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
3
To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
"The loose keychain dangled from his belt loop, swinging gently as he walked through the crowded market."
Example Sentences
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
verb
"The light dropped from the ceiling"
verb
"He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
verb
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