What is the meaning of dangling?

noun

• The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely. )
  • usage: "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
  • synonyms: suspension, hanging

verb

• Hang freely.
  • usage: "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
  • synonyms: dangle, swing, drop
• Cause to dangle or hang freely.
  • usage: "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
  • synonyms: dangle