dangling
/ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/ · verb
Meaning
- To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
- The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
- To hang or trail something loosely.
- To trail or follow around.
- Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
- To position (a patient) in this way.
- The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
- The act of following or trailing around.
- All out, open throttle, with all you have.
- Suspended from above.
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