gangling

adjective

ˈgaŋ-gliŋ How to pronounce gangling (audio)
Definition of ganglingnext
as in gaunt
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangling
  1. gaunt
  2. lanky
  3. skinny
  4. spindly
  5. rangy
  6. gangly
  7. thin
  8. bony
Adjective
  • As her pregnancy progressed, Kabita’s belly swelled while the rest of her remained gaunt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On the first day of the hearing, July 22, Salah Sarsour's brother, Mohammad Sarsour, testified that his brother appeared gaunt and dirty and complained of pain and inadequate medical care during his detention in an Israeli jail.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of gaunt
Adjective
  • And his lanky build combined with agility can draw plenty of fouls.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Sinner, a lanky twenty-four-year-old Italian with red hair, sharp elbows, and ground strokes like shotgun blasts, had won thirty consecutive matches and was the overwhelming favorite.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lanky
Adjective
  • Police described the intruder as a 6-foot-tall skinny Black man between 30 and 40 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Their Dom Sandals feature skinny, understated straps, including one around the ankle/back of the foot for security.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of skinny
Adjective
  • In this splendid and very hot outfit, completed with spindly heeled sandals, Allie reluctantly toddles off into the night to join her glimmering, mini-skirted sisters.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But, a year later, a bright-red humanoid—swinging a pair of spindly arms for balance—beat all twelve thousand human competitors and broke the world record.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spindly
Adjective
  • Many different clubs have considered moves for the rangy midfielder over the years, and Atletico came closest to signing him in summer 2024.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some appear impulsive, or impressively rangy, leaving earlier and traveling more, whereas others fail to leave altogether.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of rangy
Adjective
  • Some 17-year-olds are awkward, gangly teens who tend to do or say dumb things.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Some people hate nandina, but that’s the old varieties that get humongous and gangly.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
Definition of gangly
Adjective
  • With a steely disposition, Dikha is seen in the videos standing at the very front of a thin boat, executing a repetitive series of dance moves as a line of rowers propel them through a river.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The mountain of seafood comes with a little sidecar of very thin, very crispy potato chips, seemingly for the hell of it, and a bottle of tart, fiery homemade hot sauce.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of bony
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