English-Finnish translations for dangle

  • heiluttaaEmme saa jälleen heiluttaa porkkanaa näiden ihmisten nenän edessä ja sitten myöhemmin joutua toteamaan, että perustaa sen tukemiseksi, mitä haluaisimme tehdä, ei ole. What we must not do is again dangle a carrot before them and then later have to say that there is no basis capable of supporting what we want to do.
  • riiputtaa
  • roikottaaMies roikotti vauvaa kerrostalon ikkunasta. (kaleva.fi

Definition of dangle

  • 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 in this way
  • An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group
  • A dangling ornament or decoration

Examples

  • His feet would dangle in the water
  • He dangled around three players and the goalie to score
  • I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water
  • That was a sick dangle for a great goal!

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