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Definition of Gangling
1. Adjective. Tall and thin and having long slender limbs. "A lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
2. Adjective. Tall and thin.
Definition of Gangling
1. Adjective. Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gangling
1. awkwardly tall and lanky [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangling
Literary usage of Gangling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1854 A loose, gangling figure like you, Sam, ought to see no great ... 1861 When
that long, gangling form swings itself into the White House door. ..."
2. John Leech: His Life and Work by William Powell Frith (1891)
"I have never met with the word " gangling" " Two ' gangling ' YOUNG MEN." before ;
is it an invention of Mr. Albert Smith's ? I can speak to the truth of ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"For some reason, the unlovely color and the gangling motion suggested a huge spider.
Then the creature, reaching the summit, turned to face us in a bold and ..."
4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1854 A loose, gangling figure like you, Sam, ought to see no great ... 1861 When
that long, gangling form swings itself into the White House door. ..."
5. John Leech: His Life and Work by William Powell Frith (1891)
"I have never met with the word " gangling" " Two ' gangling ' YOUNG MEN." before ;
is it an invention of Mr. Albert Smith's ? I can speak to the truth of ..."
6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"For some reason, the unlovely color and the gangling motion suggested a huge spider.
Then the creature, reaching the summit, turned to face us in a bold and ..."
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