Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dangle: To hang or swing loosely, often from a single point of attachment, with a slight swaying or bouncing motion.
   • To hang down loosely: To be suspended in a way that is not taut or secure, appearing to swing freely.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mấy cái giò treo lủng lẳng ở bếp. (Some cylinders of meat paste were dangling in the kitchen.)
  • Quần áo lủng lẳng trên dây. (The clothes were dangling on the line.)
  • Chiếc chìa khóa lủng lẳng trên móc. (The key dangled from the hook.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often conveys a visual image of something hanging in a slightly untidy, unsecured, or moving manner. It can imply a sense of casual suspension or neglect.
• It is frequently used in descriptive language to paint a vivid picture of a scene.

Variants and Related Words

• Lủng lẳng lủng la (v): A reduplicated, more emphatic form of "lủng lẳng," intensifying the sense of loose, swinging movement.
  • Cái túi lủng lẳng lủng la dưới gầm xe. (The bag swung loosely back and forth under the car.)

Synonyms

• Dangle: To hang loosely and swing to and fro.
• Swing: To move back and forth while suspended.
• Droop: To hang or bend downward.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While "lủng lẳng" itself is descriptive, it is commonly used in phrases that describe the state of objects.
  • Treo lủng lẳng: To hang something so it dangles.

    • Đứa trẻ thích treo đồ chơi lủng lẳng trên nôi. (The child likes to hang toys dangling from the crib.)

1. Dangle, hang down loosely
   • Mấy cái giò treo lủng lẳng ở bếp
     some vylinders of meat paste were dangling in the kichen