Word Meanings - DANGLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. he'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. Hudibras. From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson. To dangle about or after, to hang upon importunately;

Additional info about word: DANGLE

To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. he'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. Hudibras. From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. Tennyson. To dangle about or after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. Swift.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DANGLE)

• Swing
• Oscillate
• dangle
• wave
• vibrate

Related words: (words related to DANGLE)

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  Soft, like fruit that is too ripe; quashy; swash.
• SWEETLY
  In a sweet manner.
• SWEETISH
  Somewhat sweet. -- Sweet"ish*ness, n.
• SWEETING
  1. A sweet apple. Ascham. 2. A darling; -- a word of endearment. Shak.
• SWATH
  zwade, a swath of grass, G. schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a 1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling. 2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut
• SWUM
  imp. & p. p. of Swim.
• SWYTHE
  Quickly. See Swithe. Sy, obs. imp. of See.
• SWEETHEART
  A lover of mistress.
• SWAYING
  An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses. Crabb.
• SWAGE
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• SWARTHINESS
  The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
• SWILLINGS
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• SWABBER
  To swab.
• SWADDLE
  Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band. They put me in bed in all my swaddles. Addison.
• SWANNERY
  A place where swans are bred. "The largest swannery in England." Encyc. Brit.
• SWEATY
  1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment. 2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat. No noisome whiffs or sweaty streams. Swift. 3. Causing sweat; hence, laborious; toilsome; difficult. "The sweaty forge." Prior.
• SWEDISH
  Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants. Swedish turnip. See under Turnip.
• SWEETROOT
  Licorice.
• SWANKIE; SWANKY
  An active and clever young fellow. Sir W. Scott.
• SWANMARK
  A mark of ownership cut on the bill or swan. Encyc. Brit.
• UPSWAY
  To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club. Sir W. Scott.
• DISWITTED
  Deprived of wits or understanding; distracted. Drayton.
• BASSWOOD
  The bass or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. Longfellow.
• ENSWEEP
  To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. Thomson.
• FORSWORNNESS
  State of being forsworn.
• ASWOON
  In a swoon. Chaucer.
• MAINSWEAR
  To swear falsely. Blount.
• BROADSWORD
  A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
• SARASWATI
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