dangle
verb
[ ˈdaŋɡ(ə)l ]
• hang or swing loosely.
• "saucepans dangled from a rail"
Similar:
hang (down),
droop,
sag,
swing,
sway,
wave,
trail,
stream,
depend,
hanging,
drooping,
droopy,
suspended,
supported from above,
pendulous,
pendent,
swinging,
swaying,
trailing,
flowing,
falling,
tumbling,
pensile,
Origin:
late 16th century: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.
