Dan·gle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling ] 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 To dangle 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.