dangle – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of dangle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to dangle
Participle: dangled
Gerund: dangling

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Idangle
youdangle
he;she;itdangles
wedangle
youdangle
theydangle

Perfect

Ihave dangled
youhave dangled
he;she;ithas dangled
wehave dangled
youhave dangled
theyhave dangled

Past

Idangled
youdangled
he;she;itdangled
wedangled
youdangled
theydangled

Pluperfect

Ihad dangled
youhad dangled
he;she;ithad dangled
wehad dangled
youhad dangled
theyhad dangled

Future

Iwill dangle
youwill dangle
he;she;itwill dangle
wewill dangle
youwill dangle
theywill dangle

Future Perfect

Iwill have dangled
youwill have dangled
he;she;itwill have dangled
wewill have dangled
youwill have dangled
theywill have dangled

Subjunctive

Present

Idangle
youdangle
he;she;itdangle
wedangle
youdangle
theydangle

Perfect

Ihave dangled
youhave dangled
he;she;ithave dangled
wehave dangled
youhave dangled
theyhave dangled

Imperfect

Idangled
youdangled
he;she;itdangled
wedangled
youdangled
theydangled

Pluperfect

Ihad dangled
youhad dangled
he;she;ithad dangled
wehad dangled
youhad dangled
theyhad dangled

Conditional

Present

Iwould dangle
youwould dangle
he;she;itwould dangle
wewould dangle
youwould dangle
theywould dangle

Perfect

Iwould have dangled
youwould have dangled
he;she;itwould have dangled
wewould have dangled
youwould have dangled
theywould have dangled

Imperative

youdangle
weLet's dangle
youdangle

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam dangling
youare dangling
he;she;itis dangling
weare dangling
youare dangling
theyare dangling

Perfect

Ihave been dangling
youhave been dangling
he;she;ithas been dangling
wehave been dangling
youhave been dangling
theyhave been dangling

Past

Iwas dangling
youwere dangling
he;she;itwas dangling
wewere dangling
youwere dangling
theywere dangling

Pluperfect

Ihad been dangling
youhad been dangling
he;she;ithad been dangling
wehad been dangling
youhad been dangling
theyhad been dangling

Future

Iwill be dangling
youwill be dangling
he;she;itwill be dangling
wewill be dangling
youwill be dangling
theywill be dangling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been dangling
youwill have been dangling
he;she;itwill have been dangling
wewill have been dangling
youwill have been dangling
theywill have been dangling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be dangling
youwould be dangling
he;she;itwould be dangling
wewould be dangling
youwould be dangling
theywould be dangling

Perfect

Iwould have been dangling
youwould have been dangling
he;she;itwould have been dangling
wewould have been dangling
youwould have been dangling
theywould have been dangling

Other

Verbs similar to 'dangle'

angle, bangle, daggle, dandle, fangle, gangle, jangle, mangle, rangle, tangle,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

be or remain suspended
hang, suspend
hang
trail, suspend, drag, sway, droop, flop

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Uncertain, but likely of North Germanic origin, akin to Danish dingle, dangle, Swedish dangla (“to swing about”), Norwegian dangla, perhaps via North Frisian dangeln; all possibly related to Old Norse dengja (“to hit”). See: Danish 'dingle', Swedish 'dangla'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] from the wet and rolling decks, it only impressed one giddily and painfully. In the gale of last night the life-boat had been crushed by one blow of the sea like a walnut-shell; and there it hung dangling in the air: a mere faggot of crazy boards. The planking of the paddle-boxes had been torn sheer away. The wheels were exposed and bare; and they whirled and dashed their spray about the decks at [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the lively whirl of carriages is exchanged for the deep rumble of carts and waggons. These signs which are so plentiful, in shape like river buoys, or small balloons, hoisted by cords to poles, and dangling there, announce, as you may see by looking up, ‘OYSTERS IN EVERY STYLE. ’ They tempt the hungry most at night, for then dull candles glimmering inside, illuminate these dainty words, and make the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)