How to Pronounce Dangles

To pronounce "dangles", say DANGL-es — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

dangles

Tap to hear · American accent

Accent

If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.

Speed

Syllable by syllable — tap each one

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying dangles, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

Syllables

Letters

DANGL-es

Say it like

"dangles" has 2 syllables: dangl-es. It rhymes with bangles and strangles, if that helps it stick.

noun

An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
“That was a sick dangle for a great goal!”

verb

To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
“His feet would dangle in the water.”
The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.
“He dangled around three players and the goalie to score.”

Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

How many syllables are in "dangles"?▾

"Dangles" has 2 syllables: dangl · es.

What does "dangles" mean?▾

Dangles: An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?