"dangle after" meaning in English

See dangle after in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dangles after [present, singular, third-person], dangling after [participle, present], dangled after [participle, past], dangled after [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dangle after (third-person singular simple present dangles after, present participle dangling after, simple past and past participle dangled after)
  1. (dated) To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-dangle_after-en-verb-ORYJpqwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (after)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dangle after meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "ref": "1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction",
          "text": "the presbyterians, and their clans of other fanaticks, or freethinkers and atheists that dangle after them, are as well inclined to pull down the present establishment of monarchy and religion",
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        "To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset."
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        "(dated) To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset."
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        "(dated) To hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset."
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