DAN'GLE, verb intransitive 1. To hang loose, flowing, shaking or waving; to hang and swing. He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Hudibras. 2. To hang on any one; to be a humble, officious follower; with after or about; as, to dangle about a woman; to dangle after a minister for favors.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI