baumeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• dangle verb To hang loosely, swinging freely.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

baumeln is used for these senses in English:

• dangle (intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
• dangle (transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.
• swing (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.

dangle — full definition

1. verb To hang loosely, swinging freely.
2. verb To offer something as an enticing possibility.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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