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gangling

[ gang-gling ]
/ ˈgæŋ glɪŋ /
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adjective

awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.

RELATED WORDS

awkward, bony, gawky, lanky, lumbering, skinny, spindly, tall, thin, leggy, long-legged

Nearby words

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

Origin of gangling

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

Definition for gangling (2 of 2)

gangle

[ gang-guh l ]
/ ˈgæŋ gəl /

verb (used without object), gan·gled, gan·gling.

to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.

Origin of gangle

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from gangling
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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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