- spin|dling
- spin|dling «SPIHN dlihng», adjective, noun.–adj.very long and slender; too tall and thin: »
a spindling plant.
–n.1. a spindling plant or animal.2. the action of twisting something.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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spin — spin·ach; spin; spin·dle·age; spin·dle·ful; spin·dler; spin·dli·ness; spin·dly; spin·drift; spin·et; spin·i·ness; spin·na·bil·i·ty; spin·na·ble; spin·na·ker; spin·ner; spin·ner·et; spin·ner·ular; spin·ner·ule; spin·nery; spin·ney; spin·or;… … English syllables
dling — boo·dling; brin·dling; dan·dling·ly; daw·dling·ly; daw·dling·ness; fon·dling·ly; med·dling; med·dling·ly; mid·dling·ly; mud·dling·ly; ped·dling; pid·dling; pin·dling; strad·dling·ly; swin·dling·ly; wad·dling·ly; whee·dling·ly; un·bun·dling;… … English syllables
spin|dle — «SPIHN duhl», noun, adjective, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a rod or pin used in spinning to twist, wind, and hold thread. In hand spinning, the spindle is a round, usually wooden rod, tapering toward each end, that revolves and twists into thread… … Useful english dictionary
spindling — spin·dling … English syllables
spindling — spin•dling [[t]ˈspɪnd lɪŋ[/t]] adj. long or tall and slender • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
Spindling — Spin dling, a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as, a spindling tree; a spindling boy. Syn: spindly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindle — spin•dle [[t]ˈspɪn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) tex a rounded rod, usu. of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun 2) … 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
needle — nee•dle [[t]ˈnid l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usu. of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing 2)… … From formal English to slang
trun|dle — «TRUHN duhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.t. 1. to roll along; push along on a wheel or wheels: »The workman trundled a wheelbarrow full of cement. 2. to cause to rotate; twirl; spin; whirl. 3. British Informal, Cricket. to make (a bowl). –v.i … Useful english dictionary
