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gangling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gangling

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed

the riders at the barn just loved the gangling newborn colt

Synonyms of gangling

gangly, lanky, rangy, spindling, spindly

Words Related to gangling

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skinny

lean, slender, slim, spare, thin

racy, reedy, spidery, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry

spindle-legged, spindle-shanked

Near Antonyms of gangling

beefy, bulky, chubby, chunky, heavyset, pudgy, squat, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, sturdy, thickset, weighty

corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

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