gangle

[ gang-guhl ]

verb (used without object)

, gan·gled, gan·gling.

1. to move awkwardly or ungracefully:

   A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gangle¹

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from gangling

Example Sentences

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

A glass case is filled with animal snow domes: spindly flamingos gangle like anorexic models.

From The Guardian

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

From BusinessWeek