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spindling

spindling adjective: spindly; very long and slender. Also the present participle and gerund of spindle.

Adjective

spindling (comparative more spindling, superlative most spindling)

  1. Spindly; very long and slender.
    • a spindling tree
    • a spindling boy

Noun

spindling (plural spindlings)

  1. Anything long and slender, like a shoot.

Also used as

spindling is also the present participle and gerund of spindle.

Forms of spindling

Adjective
comparativemore spindling
superlativemost spindling
Noun
pluralspindlings

Questions about spindling

What does spindling mean?
Spindling means spindly; very long and slender.
What part of speech is spindling?
Spindling can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near spindling in the dictionary

  1. spindleworm
  2. spindleworms
  3. spindlier
  4. spindliest
  5. spindliness
  6. spindling
  7. spindlings
  8. spindly
  9. spindoctor
  10. spindoctors
  11. spindom

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