Riddle

When people come for me to meet, they come to me with heavy feet. The one I hold, when I get my chance, will turn and spin, and start to dance.

Choose an answer

A.noose
B.scaffold
C.guillotine
D.gallows
Hint: It's a word with 7 letters, starting with "G".

Answer

gallows

Why this is the answer

People approach the gallows with dread ("heavy feet"), and the condemned person it "holds" is hanged, causing the body to swing and twitch ("turn and spin, and start to dance").

This riddle is filed under Long Riddles and rated Hard.

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