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dan·gling par·ˈti·ci·ple N LING

I . dan·gle [ˈdæŋgl̩] VB intr

Phrases:

to keep sb dangling
dangling pointer COMPUT

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep sb dangling

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Owls at this stage are sometimes called branchers for their clinging, dangling and climbing behaviors.
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In the morning the balloon is low enough for the grapnel dangling over the edge to catch on a house.
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It is a gigantic eye with a moving protective eyelid and long tentacles dangling from its bottom.
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There are armholes in strange places, dangling sleeves, holes that look like a head could and should poke through.
www.stuff.co.nz
Why should they be dangling freely when the stars don't move?
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As for "missing women", whatever they have dangling beneath their skivvies is secondary.
www.straight.com
I'm sitting in the left-hand bucket seat, a yoke in front of me and one arm dangling out of the open side window.
www.theverge.com
Riders sit in open-air ski lift style seats that face away from the tower, leaving their feet dangling.
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Behind all of the dangling diaper bags, children's songs, and dried-up drool is a very capable man.
www.theatlantic.com
A person being carried over one shoulder would experience more jarring as his or her body is dangling more freely over the carrier's shoulder.
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