🇬🇧 Dangle meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To dangle means to hang down loosely and wiggle or swing, or to hold something so it hangs down loosely and can move a little, like a string, a shoelace, or someone’s feet from a tall chair.

I dangle my arms off the bed like zombie noodles to see if the “under-bed monster” wants a handshake.

The spider let itself dangle from the ceiling right in front of my nose just to say hello and cause a mini heart attack.

I dangle from the monkey bars pretending I’m a very confused sloth who forgot how to climb up or down.

The cat likes to dangle her tail off the couch like it’s fishing.

I watched my last noodle dangle from my fork before it did a backflip onto the table.

On the low fence a child sits, legs dangle, toes dangle, shoelaces dangle, and a kitten on the rail watches; its tiny paws dangle as it reaches. Leaves dangle in the wind and make them swing and giggle. A neighbor lifts the child down, the kitten jumps, and both breathe out, smiling and safe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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