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dangle (DANG guhl) (verb)
To hang about in an uncertain manner; to hang something in a manner that allows it to swing freely: The dog's owner attempted to dangle a bone in front of the dog to make him do tricks.

Lorena tried to dangle her feet in the water as she sat on the edge of the swimming pool.

tangle (TANG guhl) (verb)
To become involved in a confusing or bewildering situation: Darren was about to tangle himself up in legal problems.
tangle (TANG guhl) (noun)
A scrambled mess of something: The string was all in a tangle and could not be undone.

Oh, what a tangle of confusion we create when we try to do too many things at once; like, trying to dangle our feet in the water of our swimming pool while playing with our dog whose leash was in a tangle because he was chasing the bone which Josh tried to dangle in front of him.

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