2syllables
dangling
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Definitions ofdangling
1verb
- To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
Example: "His feet would dangle in the water."
- The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
Example: "He dangled around three players and the goalie to score."
- To hang or trail something loosely.
Example: "I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water."
- To trail or follow around.
- Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
- To position (a patient) in this way.
1noun
- The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
- The act of following or trailing around.
- All out, open throttle, with all you have.
1adjective
- Suspended from above.
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