Definitions for ganglingˈgæŋ glɪŋ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gan•glingˈgæŋ glɪŋ(adj.)
also gangly
awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.
Origin of gangling:
1800–10
Princeton's WordNet
gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy(adj)
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
"a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
gangling, gangly, lanky(adj)
tall and thin
Wiktionary
gangling(Adjective)
Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
A gangling teenager.
Origin: Perhaps from the dialectal gang.
Translations for gangling
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gangling(adjective)
tall, very thin and usually awkward.
- lompAfrikaans
- طَويل وَهَزيلArabic
- дългурестBulgarian
- desengonçadoPortuguese (BR)
- čahounskýCzech
- schlaksig, schlaffGerman
- ranglet; spinkelDanish
- ψηλόλιγνος, ψηλός και άχαροςGreek
- larguiruchoSpanish
- kiitsakasEstonian
- دراز بی قوارهFarsi
- honteloFinnish
- dégingandéFrench
- גָבוֹהַ וְרָזֶהHebrew
- लम्बा और दुबलाHindi
- mršav, krakatCroatian
- nyakiglábHungarian
- jangkung kurusIndonesian
- renglulegurIcelandic
- dinoccolatoItalian
- ひょろ長いJapanese
- 호리호리한Korean
- išstypėlis, ilgšisLithuanian
- izstīdzējis; neveiklsLatvian
- kurus melempaiMalay
- slungeligDutch
- skranglet, spinkel og tynnNorwegian
- chudy i niezgrabnyPolish
- دراز بی قوارهPersian
- جیګه بد رنګهPashto
- desengonçadoPortuguese
- deşiratRomanian
- долговязыйRussian
- vyhúknutýSlovak
- pretegnjenSlovenian
- štrkljavSerbian
- gänglig, spinkigSwedish
- ผอมสูง; ยาวเล็ก; ยาวเหยียด; สูงโงนเงนThai
- sırık gibi, leylek gibiTurkish
- 高瘦且笨拙的Chinese (Trad.)
- довгов'язийUkrainian
- ڈھیلے ڈھالے بدن کا آدمیUrdu
- lênh khênh; lóng ngóngVietnamese
- 瘦长得难看的Chinese (Simp.)
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