GANGLING


Meaning of GANGLING in English

/ ˈgæŋglɪŋ; NAmE / (also gan·gly / ˈgæŋgli; NAmE /) adjective

( of a person ) tall, thin and awkward in their movements

SYN lanky :

a gangling youth / adolescent

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from the verb gang go + -le + -ing .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.