'To dangle after' definitions:

Definition of 'To dangle after'

From: GCIDE
  • Dangle \Dan"gle\ (d[a^][ng]"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dangling.] [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw. dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E. ding.] To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion. [1913 Webster]
  • He'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
  • From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • To dangle about or To dangle after, to hang upon importunately; to court the favor of; to beset. [1913 Webster]
  • The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle after them, are well inclined to pull down the present establishment. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'To dangle after'