dangle
Sway while suspended
Dangle means to hang loosely, swinging or swaying: Keys dangled from his belt.
Something dangled is suspended without firm attachment.
To dangle something before someone is to offer it temptingly: They dangled a promotion in front of her.
A dangling modifier in grammar attaches to the wrong word, creating confusion or unintended humor.
Halt or hang temporarily
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- swayRock back and forth
- droopHang down limply
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
rope · chain · hook · trapeze · mobile · marionette · chandelier · hammock
Lure for prey
- lureThing that tempts
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
- teaseMock playfully
- tantalizeTease with unreachable things
carrot · incentive · offer · promise · hook · enticement · allure · seduction
Pause in uncertainty
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- undecidedNot having chosen
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
unsettled · pending · limbo · unresolved · suspend · indecision · uncertain · ambiguous
suspend
Halt or hang temporarily
pendulum · rope · chain · hook · trapeze · mobile · marionette · chandelier · hammock · vine
bait
Lure for prey
tantalize · carrot · incentive · offer · promise · hook · enticement · allure · seduction · decoy
hesitate
Pause in uncertainty
tentative · unsettled · pending · limbo · unresolved · suspend · indecision · uncertain · ambiguous · cliff-hanger
legs
Locomotion appendages below torso
keychain · bracelet · charm · tassel · fringe · loose · limp · flop · sprawl
bait
Lure for prey
jig · fly · worm · bobber · cast · angler · spinner · trolling · nibble · sinker
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- Spycraftspy, agent, asset, covert, handler
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- feintsfeint, fake, juke, deke, head fake
- marionettesmarionette, puppet strings, wooden body, control bar, crossbar
danglestiffen
Become less pliable
rigidify · freeze · immobilize · stand firm · hold steady
- dangling modifierPhrase with unclear referent
- dangling carrot
- dangling participleModifier lacking proper subject
- dangly earrings
- dangly bitsSmall hanging attachments
- dangle earringsHanging lobe ornaments