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GANGLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gangling mean?
• GANGLING (adjective)
The adjective GANGLING has 2 senses:
1. tall and thin and having long slender limbs
2. tall and thin
Familiarity information: GANGLING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs
Synonyms:
gangling; gangly; lanky; rangy
Context example:
a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man
Similar:
tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tall and thin
Synonyms:
Similar:
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