Definition of GANGLING

gangling

Meanings

Plural: ganglings

Adjective Satellite

  • tall and thin and having long slender limbs
    • "a gangling teenager"
  • tall and thin

Adj

  • Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

Noun

  • A member of a gang.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps from gangle, from the dialectal gang (“to go, to walk, to proceed”). Compare Swedish gänglig.

Synonyms

gangly, lanky, rangy

Scrabble Score: 11

gangling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gangling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gangling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

gangling is a valid Words With Friends word