as in spindly
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a sickly, spindling child who spent most of his time indoors
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindling
Adjective
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Now, the 36-year-old grower, who inherited the generational plot from his father, can only wave his arm dejectedly at row after row of weak, spindly stems, the result of catastrophic floods that swept the South Asian nation’s agricultural heartland to a degree not experienced in three decades.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The spindly, 18-inch-tall stalk has tiny white flowers.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 33-year-old suspect in the Kroger Marketplace stabbing in Southgate was acting in self-defense while being punched at work, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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And when her neighbor horrifyingly begins stabbing herself repeatedly.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The device, about the size of a hockey puck, is filled with blood and hangs from his skinny frame.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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The scarf collage tops and skinny pants from Celine.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, the Eagles still managed to hold the Dallas Cowboys to 20 points in their regular-season opening victory, a game Carter missed after being disqualified for spitting on quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stevenson, who was on probation and is not legally allowed to own a firearm, is accused of killing his victim after impaling him with an arrow, according to the RPD.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier in the two-time MVP’s career, at-the-time head coach Jason Kidd dubbed a lanky, 6-foot-11 teenager the team’s floor general.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That unit would sacrifice size (with no players taller than the lanky, 6-foot-8 Boucher) in the name of spacing and perimeter shooting.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Spindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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