dangle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dangle/ˈdaŋɡl/
▶verb hang or cause to hang so as to swing freely.
– phrases
keep someone dangling keep someone in an uncertain position.
keep someone dangling keep someone in an uncertain position.
– derivatives
dangler noun,
dangly adjective.
dangler noun,
dangly adjective.
– origin C16: symbolic of something hanging.
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