gangling

[ gang-gling ]

/ ˈgæŋ glɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gangling ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.

Also gangly.

Origin of gangling

1800–10; akin to obsolete gangrel gangling person; cf. gang¹

Words nearby gangling

gangliated, gangliated nerve, gangliectomy, gangliform, gangliitis, gangling, ganglioblast, gangliocyte, gangliocytoma, ganglioglioma, gangliolysis

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Example sentences from the Web for gangling

They have a short, choppy stride, far different to the gangling gait of the American soldier.
Our Army at the Front|Heywood Broun
He blinked at the tall, gangling Kevenoe, who was still out of breath from running.
The Destroyers|Gordon Randall Garrett
Besides, the gangling one put forward an unmistakably pregnant fact.
The Heart of Canyon Pass|Thomas K. Holmes
One day a young swamper, a gangling lad of twenty, raging and weeping, threw himself upon Reivers like a cat upon a bear.
The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen

The horse wheeled, stepping as clumsily as a gangling yearling.
The Garden of Eden|Max Brand

British Dictionary definitions for gangling

gangling

gangly (ˈɡæŋɡlɪ)

/ (ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ) /

adjective

tall, lanky, and awkward in movement

Word Origin for gangling

perhaps related to gangrel; see gang ²

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单词	gangling
释义	gangling [ gang-gling ] / ˈgæŋ glɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gangling ON THESAURUS.COM adjective awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built. Also gangly. Origin of gangling 1800–10; akin to obsolete gangrel gangling person; cf. gang¹ Words nearby gangling gangliated, gangliated nerve, gangliectomy, gangliform, gangliitis, gangling, ganglioblast, gangliocyte, gangliocytoma, ganglioglioma, gangliolysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gangling They have a short, choppy stride, far different to the gangling gait of the American soldier. Our Army at the Front\|Heywood Broun He blinked at the tall, gangling Kevenoe, who was still out of breath from running. The Destroyers\|Gordon Randall Garrett Besides, the gangling one put forward an unmistakably pregnant fact. The Heart of Canyon Pass\|Thomas K. Holmes One day a young swamper, a gangling lad of twenty, raging and weeping, threw himself upon Reivers like a cat upon a bear. The Snow-Burner\|Henry Oyen The horse wheeled, stepping as clumsily as a gangling yearling. The Garden of Eden\|Max Brand British Dictionary definitions for gangling gangling gangly (ˈɡæŋɡlɪ) / (ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ) / adjective tall, lanky, and awkward in movement Word Origin for gangling perhaps related to gangrel; see gang ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gangling awkward, bony, gawky, lanky, lumbering, skinny, spindly, tall, thin, leggy, long-legged
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gangling

adjective

Origin of gangling

Words nearby gangling

Example sentences from the Web for gangling

British Dictionary definitions for gangling

gangly (ˈɡæŋɡlɪ)

adjective

Word Origin for gangling

Words related to gangling