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gangling
[ gang-gling ]
/ ˈgæŋ glɪŋ /
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adjective
awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.
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Origin of gangling
1800–10; akin to obsolete gangrel gangling person; cf. gang1
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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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