Dictionary Entry

dangle

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/Used In Literature ↓

An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

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Common Phrases

. dangleover dangledangle legsdangle feet

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Poetry examples for “dangle”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

long lips of
Lucienne which dangle
the old men and hot

I’m for a different set.—Old men, whose trade is
Still to gallant and dangle with the ladies;— 20

That in summers long ago
I would tie my swing an' dangle
In contentment to an' fro,

With long white threads distinct inside, 380
Like the lake-flower's fibrous roots which dangle
Loose such a length and never tangle,