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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Tomatoes stressed by lack of sunlight have spindly, weak stems and minimal fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025 -
Grand Tours cater to spindly, ultralight cyclists who can ascend 3,000-foot mountain passes for days on end.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 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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The TikTok comments were replete with speculation that the friends may have even been skinny dipping—though Horton declined to confirm this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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After what feels like years of obsessing over eyebrow trends (skinny, perfectly bushy, bleached) to treatments like lamination and microblading, learning to love the unruly swirls that appear in our brows just feels right.—
Dulce Moncada,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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And Palestinian prisoners — some of whom also emerged from Israeli jails appearing gaunt — also embraced loved ones.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cops recovered video of the lanky, mustachioed suspect following one of the attacks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The physical comedy is top-tier — especially when Cumming leans into his lanky goofiness and Hodgson exaggerates Montagu's buffoonish nature.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While picking his brain about the former series, Entertainment Weekly got the creator of both shows — Bruce Miller — to provide an update on the new one.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This takes the guesswork out of picking a winner.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Spindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindling. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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