dangle
verb /ˈdæŋ.ɡl̩/Definition
› [I or T] to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely: Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall. He dangled the puppet in front of the children.Hanging and suspending › [T] to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade them to do something: I've tried dangling all sorts of offers before him/in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.Giving, providing and supplying
(Definition of dangle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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