dangle

/ˈdæŋgl/ verb

Definition

HANG [I, T] › to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely: Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.

OFFER [T] › to offer someone something they want in order to persuade them to do something: They dangled the possibility of a job in Paris in front of him.

(Definition of dangle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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