spindling

[ spind-ling ]

adjective

1. long or tall and slender, often disproportionately so.
2. growing into a long, slender stalk or stem, often too slender or weak to remain upright.

noun

1. a spindling person or thing.

spindling

/ ˈspɪndlɪŋ /

adjective

1. long and slender, esp disproportionately so
2. (of stalks, shoots, etc) becoming long and slender

noun

1. a spindling person or thing

Word History and Origins

Origin of spindling¹

First recorded in 1740–50; spindle + -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It ended abruptly at a forest of skeletal trees, branches spindling up like the tips of wet paintbrushes, and for a while the path became so lost beneath fallen trunks and carpets of ivy that navigating it was a matter of faith.

From Literature

He’s long-armed, even if he is spindling.

From Literature

“Plain turnip greens is mighty spindling eating for a man my size,” he says.

From Literature

He’s long-armed, even if he is spindling.

From Literature

“Plain turnip greens is mighty spindling eating for a man my size,” he says.

From Literature