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spindling

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verb

present participle of spindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindling
Adjective
  • Bare, blackened trees with pointed, spindly limbs and black soil that felt strange underfoot, both spongy and brittle.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Remove thin and spindly stems that can't hold up the weight of flowers, especially crossing stems.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The video shows Brown seated behind the victim before pulling out a folding knife and stabbing her multiple times without provocation.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Around four minutes later, the man pulls out a knife and begins stabbing Zarutska three times, including at least once in the neck.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For a cozy, preppy look for fall, for example, pair your favorite brown riding boots with black leggings or skinny jeans and a sweater.
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Marguerite Another skinny silhouette, just a little longer.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gunn starts jabbing his fingers into Corenswet’s chest.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Just jabbing people in the eye with a stick for the pleasure of it.
    Elizabeth Kaye Cook August 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cardi admitted to a verbal exchange but denied spitting on or scratching the woman as alleged.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Ugly images of Inter Miami star Luis Suarez grabbing a Seattle Sounders player by the neck and spitting on a Sounders security officer during a postgame brawl Sunday night were reminiscent of incidents earlier in his career that have stained his legacy.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Then a gaunt old girl lit out over the ridge, and the others broke and followed.
    Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • One does not hire Bill Skarsgård unless one is looking for a lanky, off-putting weirdo.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Visit in spring for a chance to see the road lined with tall and lanky Big Bend bluebonnets.
    Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Spindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindling. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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