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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