English-Thai Dictionary

dangle

VI ห้อย หลวมๆ  ห้อย แกว่งไปแกว่งมา  hang sway hoi-luam-luam

 

dangle

VT ห้อย หลวมๆ  ห้อย แกว่งไปแกว่งมา  hang sway hoi-luam-luam

 

dangle about

PHRV ตามตื๊อ  ตาม จีบ  ตาม จีบ  dangle around tam-tue

 

dangle about

PHRV ห้อย ไว้  แกว่ง ไปมา  dangle around hoi-wai

 

dangle around

PHRV ตามตื๊อ  ตาม จีบ  ตาม จีบ  dangle about tam-tue

 

dangle around

PHRV ห้อย ไว้  แกว่ง ไปมา  dangle about hoi-wai

 

dangle before

PHRV แกว่ง เล่น อยู่ ข้างหน้า  ห้อย ไว้ ข้างหน้า  kwaeng-len-yu-kang-na

 

dangle from

PHRV แขวน ไว้ ตรง ที่  ห้อย ไว้ ที่  kwaen-wai-trong-ti

 

dangle round

PHRV ตามตื๊อ  ตาม จีบ  ตาม จีบ  dangle about tam-tue

 

dangle round

PHRV ห้อย ไว้  แกว่ง ไปมา  dangle about hoi-wai

 

dangleberry

N ผลไม้ ลูก เล็ก สีน้ำเงิน ดำ กิน ได้  tangleberry huckleberry

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DANGLE

v.i. 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.

 

DANGLER

n.One who dangles or hangs about.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DANGLE

Dan "gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling. ]Etym: [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding. ]

 

Defn: 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 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.

 

DANGLE

DANGLE Dan "gle, v. t.

 

Defn: To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet. And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. Sir W. Scott.

 

DANGLEBERRY

DANGLEBERRY Dan "gle *ber `ry, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A dark blue, edible berry with a white bloom, and its shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa ) closely allied to the common huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is found from New England to Kentucky, and southward.

 

DANGLER

DANGLER Dan "gler, n.

 

Defn: One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler. " Danglers at toilets." Burke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dangle

dan gle |ˈdaNGgəl ˈdæŋɡəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] hang or swing loosely: saucepans dangled from a rail | [ with obj. ] : they were dangling their legs over the water. • [ with obj. ] offer (an enticing incentive ) to someone: two rich commissions that had been dangling so sweetly in front of me. PHRASES keep someone dangling keep someone in an uncertain position. DERIVATIVES dan gler |-glər |noun, dan gly |-glē |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is not clear.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dangle

dan ¦gle |ˈdaŋg (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] hang or swing loosely: saucepans dangled from a rail | [ with obj. ] : they were dangling their legs over the water. • [ with obj. ] offer (an enticing incentive ) to someone: the defence portfolio could be the carrot to dangle before him. PHRASES keep someone dangling keep someone in an uncertain position. DERIVATIVES dangler noun, dangly adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: symbolic of something loose and pendulous, corresponding to Danish dangle, Swedish dangla, but the origin is unclear.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dangle

dangle verb 1 a chain dangled from his belt: hang (down ), droop, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream. 2 he dangled the keys: wave, swing, jiggle, brandish, flourish. 3 he dangled money in front of the locals: offer, hold out; entice someone with, tempt someone with.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dangle

dangle verb 1 a long chain dangled from his belt: hang (down ), droop, sag, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream; archaic depend. 2 he dangled the speedboat's keys enticingly: wave, swing, flap, jiggle, brandish, flourish, flaunt. 3 the prince dangled money in front of the local chief: offer, hold out; entice someone with, lure someone with, tempt someone with, tantalize someone with, seduce someone with.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dangle

dan gle /dǽŋɡ (ə )l /動詞 自動詞 1 〈物などが 〉 «…から » ぶらさがる «from » ; «…の上を » ぶらぶら揺れる «over » .2 【人に 】つきまとう «about, after, around » .他動詞 1 〈物 〉をぶらさげる ; 〈足など 〉をぶらぶらさせる .2 «…の前に » 〈ほうびなど 〉をちらつかせる «in front of , before » .k è ep [l è ave ] A d á ngling ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉に (返事などを )知らせず宙ぶらりんにしておく .