spindling
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spin·dling
(spĭnd′lĭng)adj.
Spindly.
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spindling
(ˈspɪndlɪŋ)adj
1. long and slender, esp disproportionately so
2. (Botany) (of stalks, shoots, etc) becoming long and slender
n
a spindling person or thing
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spin•dling
(ˈspɪnd lɪŋ)adj.
long or tall and slender.
[1740–50]
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