gangling

[ gang-gling ]

adjective

1. awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built.

gangling

/ ˈɡæŋɡlɪ; ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ /

adjective

1. tall, lanky, and awkward in movement

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangling¹

1800–10; akin to obsolete gangrel gangling person; gang ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangling¹

perhaps related to gangrel ; see gang ²

Example Sentences

The best known is NASA's ER-2, a derivative of the U-2 spy plane with a tiny fuselage and gangling, oversized wings.

From Scientific American

How did you step into Cootie’s gangling, somewhat awkward skin?

From Los Angeles Times

An awkward, gangling kid, he failed to make the team at Hoover Junior High School.

From Los Angeles Times

At first the roles that came to him were mostly comic, owing perhaps to his gangling figure and pilgrim looks — long face, sharp nose, superb eyebrows.

From New York Times

Now kids are everywhere – lolling on the grass, gangling on stoops, sulking along on family walks, and … do they all live here?

From The Guardian