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dangling
['dæŋgl.]
[] 悬挂, 悬浮, 悬摆



dangling
[ noun ]
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
<noun.act>
there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait



Dangle \Dan"gle\ (d[a^][ng]"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dangled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Dangling}.] [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw.
dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E.
ding.]
To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.

He'd rather on a gibbet dangle
Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. --Hudibras.

From her lifted hand
Dangled a length of ribbon. --Tennyson.

{To dangle about} or {To dangle after}, to hang upon
importunately; to court the favor of; to beset.

The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle
after them,
are well inclined to pull down the present
establishment. --Swift.