First Known Use: 1764
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gangling
adjective gan·gling \ˈgaŋ-gliŋ, -glən\
Definition of GANGLING
: loosely and awkwardly built : lanky
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Origin of GANGLING
perhaps alteration of Scots gangrel vagrant, lanky person
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