- gan|gling
- gan|gling «GANG glihng», adjective.1. awkwardly tall and slender; lank and loosely built: »
He looks like a young, black-haired, rather gangling intellectual (New Yorker).
2. straggling: »gangling weeds.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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gan·gling — … Useful english dictionary
gling — an·gling; bea·gling; dan·gling·ly; en·tan·gling; gan·gling; gig·gling·ly; gur·gling·ly; jin·gling·ly; scrag·gling; shin·gling; strag·gling·ly; tin·gling·ly; wrig·gling·ly; mind bog·gling; bun·gling·ly; mind bog·gling·ly; nig·gling·ly;… … English syllables
gan — alán·gan; al·lar·gan·do; an·or·gan·ic; ar·gan; ar·gan·ti·dae; ar·ro·gan·cy; bal·brig·gan; bal·lo·gan; ba·tan·gan; ber·gan; ber·gan·der; ber·ri·gan; bo·gan; bran·ni·gan; bro·gan; bu·gan; car·di·gan·shire; ca·yu·gan; chat·ta·noo·gan; cho·ro·te·gan; … English syllables
gan|gle — «GANG guhl», intransitive verb, gled, gling. to move awkwardly or loosely. ╂[back formation < gangling] … Useful english dictionary
gangling — gan·gling … English syllables
gangling — gan|gling [ˈgæŋglıŋ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish English gangrel wanderer, tall thin person (14 20 centuries)] unusually tall and thin, and not able to move gracefully = ↑lanky ▪ an awkward gangling teenager … Dictionary of contemporary English
gangling — gan|gling [ gæŋglıŋ ] adjective very tall and thin, with long arms and legs, and not graceful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gangling — gan•gling [[t]ˈgæŋ glɪŋ[/t]] also gangly adj. awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
