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"

verb

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