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单词 spindling
释义

spindling

adjective

spin·​dling ˈspin(d)-liŋ How to pronounce spindling (audio)
-lən;
ˈspin-dᵊl-iŋ,
-ən
: spindly

Synonyms

  • gangling
  • gangly
  • lanky
  • rangy
  • spindly
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Example Sentences

a sickly, spindling child who spent most of his time indoors

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

spindling 1 of 2

adjective

as in spindly
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed a sickly, spindling child who spent most of his time indoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spindly
  • gangling
  • skinny
  • gaunt
  • bony
  • lanky
  • slender
  • thin
  • gangly
  • rangy
  • angular
  • spidery
  • lean
  • lank
  • scrawny
  • scraggy
  • wiry
  • weedy
  • twiggy
  • rawboned
  • willowy
  • stringy
  • reedy
  • spare
  • boney
  • spindle-legged
  • waspish
  • slim
  • racy
  • spindle-shanked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • squat
  • stumpy
  • stubby
  • bulky
  • stout
  • chubby
  • thickset
  • sturdy
  • pudgy
  • weighty
  • stocky
  • chunky
  • beefy
  • round
  • heavyset
  • plump
  • full
  • fleshy
  • fat
  • obese
  • overweight
  • corpulent
  • gross
  • rotund
  • tubby
  • muscle-bound
  • portly
  • roly-poly
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spindling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of spindle
as in stabbing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stabbing
  • jabbing
  • piking
  • picking
  • spitting
  • transfixing
  • spiking
  • bayoneting
  • impaling
  • pecking
  • quilling
  • harpooning
  • thrusting
  • pinking
  • spearing
  • sticking
  • puncturing
  • piercing
  • bayonetting
  • skewering
  • lancing
  • poking
  • pricking
  • goring
  • transpiercing
  • slicing
  • punching
  • running through
  • gimleting
  • cutting
  • knifing
  • pronging
  • dirking
  • perforating
  • poniarding
  • pinpricking
  • riddling
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