Collocations for "dangle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dangle" in context.
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dangle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- dangled the treat in front of the [dog, cat]
- idiom: dangle a carrot
- idiom: could be the carrot to dangle
- dangled [it] in front of his face
- dangled her feet in the [pool, lake, water]
- his feet were dangling over (the edge)
- dangled the opportunity in front of him
- her earrings dangled (elegantly)
- dangling from [her ears, the ceiling]
- dangled from a [string, rope]
- his arms dangled at his sides
- dangled in the [wind, breeze]
- was dangling (gently) in the [wind]
- (the child) was dangling loosely (from a branch)
- dangled [from, on] a rail
'dangle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):