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gangle

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[gang-guhl] / ˈgæŋ gəl /

verb (used without object)

gangled, gangling

  1. to move awkwardly or ungracefully.

    A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.

Etymology

Origin of gangle

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from gangling

Example Sentences

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He remains the same loose-limbed gangle of a goalkeeper, a bundle of boots and gloves whose every twitch seems to express some profound state of gloom.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

Most of today's cell towers are 200-foot monsters topped with an unsightly gangle of antennae.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 24, 2011

Actor Stewart, as always, is an infinite gangle of charm.

From Time Magazine Archive

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