as in spindly
being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed
a sickly, spindling child who spent most of his time indoors
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindling
Adjective
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From one specimen’s spindly leg dangled a handwritten tag bearing the year of its death: 1917.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Also prune off low-hanging branches and weak, spindly growth.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and her sons decades ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Brooks was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2017 for stabbing his girlfriend in Monroe County.—
Kate Holland,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While perhaps not quite as controversial as skinny jeans or statement necklaces, peplum tops have had their fair share of lovers and haters.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bieber's hair was pulled back from her face and gathered at the crown of her head, with two tendrils pulled out on either side to brush across her face and over her skinny sunglasses.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the meantime, Democrats are jabbing back at GOP claims over the New Orleans atrocity.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2025
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Companies perfected the art of evasion, leaving us jabbing the zero key like a deranged woodpecker just to talk to someone with a pulse.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The sun is spitting out fantastic flares, hurling solar material at Earth and triggering spectacular auroras.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Authorities allege Workman was seen in a video spitting on her baby’s face and pouring dish soap in the infant’s mouth, according to unspecified court documents cited by WKRC, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Fox 19.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the distance, a line of tall gaunt leafless trees becomes visible.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Stepping out from a white van, the Israeli civilian looked gaunt and frightened.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Much credit should go to the lanky redhead, who navigated the tricky tone of the post-wildfire Oscars as nimbly as any host of the 21st century could have.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2025
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Working out must be tricky for someone with CIPA, and Quaid has a tall, lanky quality that suggests a smiley scarecrow — but what a smile, combining the best of parents Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid!—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That’s the cost of not picking in the first round in each of the last three drafts.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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As such, investors will be better off picking ADBE stock in the current dip for robust long-term gains, in our view.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Spindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindling. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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