gangle
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of gangle
First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from gangling
Example Sentences
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He remains the same loose-limbed gangle of a goalkeeper, a bundle of boots and gloves whose every twitch seems to express some profound state of gloom.
From The Guardian
An uncoordinated toff with a memory like a cravat who gangles through life with his fingers in his ears while his ghastly family re-enact various civil wars over the silverware.
From The Guardian
Most of today's cell towers are 200-foot monsters topped with an unsightly gangle of antennae.
From BusinessWeek
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