to dangle from
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3.2
- phrasal verb
- /ˈdæŋɡəl frʌm/
:
colgar de
- Delia sits in the passenger seat, cleaning her sunglasses, which dangle from a shocking-pink cord around her neck.
Every night I try to go on my evening walk and I always see the same all white cat with what looks like a small camera dangling from his neck.
- Every night I try to go on my evening walk and I always see the same all white cat with what looks like a small camera dangling from his neck.
- Hey, if you are noticing what's dangling from my wrist, guess what these are.
- For this mole to be a credible stigmata, you had to imagine people worshipping at Christ, dangling from the cross by one arm, shoulder pulled from socket.
Examples
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There, too close to it, dangling from the wooden decking, was a small boy.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children watched the balloons dangle from the tree branches on a windy day.
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A large metal ball at the end of a rod dangles from the center.
Fiction book (1993) -
Is that your son dangling from that telephone pole?
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Every night I try to go on my evening walk and I always see the same all white cat with what looks like a small camera dangling from his neck.
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No note, no money, nothing but the car with the keys dangling from the ignition.
Fiction book (1990) -
Parker and Jeanette looked down at Bonnie, who was now dangling from Parker's arm.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jacob's hand enters the frame, thumb sticking out, his mother's bracelet dangling from his wrist.
Fiction book (1991) -
The child wears a knit hat, and the puffy tassels dangling from his earflaps sway each time he coughs.
Academic text (2007) -
A pair of shoes was dangle from the power line as we drove by.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To attach something from above so it stays up
408
1.0
Move back and forth while hanging from one point
135
2.3
Hang loosely so it can move or swing
64
3.5
To hang something so it can move or swing
1
8.4
To hang down from above so it moves freely
Antonyms
How Loose
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to hang or swing loosely from a support' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dangle' (to hang down loosely) with the preposition 'from' (indicating origin/attachment). This is a literal compositional pattern common across languages and follows standard English verb + preposition semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
Dangle from comes from the clear picture of something hanging by one point and swinging gently, like a light dangling from a ceiling. So, it means 'to hang or swing loosely from a support'.