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gangling
[gang-gling]
adjective
awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.
gangling
/ ˈɡæŋɡlɪ, ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ /
adjective
tall, lanky, and awkward in movement
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gangling1
Example Sentences
The best known is NASA's ER-2, a derivative of the U-2 spy plane with a tiny fuselage and gangling, oversized wings.
How did you step into Cootie’s gangling, somewhat awkward skin?
An awkward, gangling kid, he failed to make the team at Hoover Junior High School.
At first the roles that came to him were mostly comic, owing perhaps to his gangling figure and pilgrim looks — long face, sharp nose, superb eyebrows.
Now kids are everywhere – lolling on the grass, gangling on stoops, sulking along on family walks, and … do they all live here?
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