English → Latin
“dangle” in Latin
pendōto weigh, weigh out; to pay; to consider, ponderflūctuōto surge, swell, undulate; to fluctuate, vacillate; to be restless, figuratively tossed by emotional distressvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vestureasseculafollower; attendant, servant; sycophant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dangle
To hang loose, pendere: suspensum ex aliquo loco pendere (Cic.): fluctuare (of anything hanging loose; vela, vestes, etc.) :” to dangle on a gibbet,” in furca suspensum esse (Ulp., Dig.): to dangle by a rope, reste suspensum esse (Liv.).
To dangle after (= cleave to) anybody, assectari aliquem; asseclam or sectatorem esse alicujus; quasi umbra aliquem sequitur aliquis; se agglutinare (Plaut., Men., 2, 2, 63).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dangle?
- The usual Latin words for “dangle” are pendō, flūctuō, vestis; also assecula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.