ˈgaŋgliŋ, -aiŋ-, -lēŋ adjective
Etymology: perhaps irregular from gangrel
: having a spindling or awkwardly long growth : loosely built : lanky
a gangling gawky child … whose legs were too long for her skirts — Edna Ferber
ˈgaŋgliŋ, -aiŋ-, -lēŋ adjective
Etymology: perhaps irregular from gangrel
: having a spindling or awkwardly long growth : loosely built : lanky
a gangling gawky child … whose legs were too long for her skirts — Edna Ferber
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012