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Get to know Gangling better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like gangly or lanky.

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Gangling in a sentence

Gangling meaning

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

Synonyms of Gangling

gangly lanky rangy tall thin lean

Related words

Other words often associated with Gangling or its synonyms:

anorectic wasted tenuous position haggard stately slight cadaverous large long flimsy thicken

Using Gangling

  • The main meaning on this page is: Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
  • Useful related words include: gangly, lanky, rangy, tall.
  • In the example corpus, gangling often appears in combinations such as: his gangling.

Context around Gangling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

governor 1× lanky 1×

Often after:

striker 1× samson 1× looks 1× physically 1× character 1× figure 1×

Sentence patterns with Gangling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a lanky gangling character with 1× deputy governor gangling samson ekhabafe 1× season the gangling striker has 1× to his gangling looks and 1× was a gangling physically badly 1× with his gangling figure and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at first he 1× easily recognisable among 1× i mean he 1× plug plug is 1× this season the 1× with his gangling 1×

Common sentence endings:

a wide nose 1× aguele state chairman 1× appearances for partizan 1× figure of fun 1× humble screen presence 1× ordinated young man 1×

Words around Gangling

Just before it in the word index:

ganglia 41 gangleri 18 gangland 44 gangla 2 ganging 13 gangi 2

Just after it in the word index:

ganglion 26 gangliosides 2 gangly 11 gangnam 16 gangnes 2 gangneung 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Gangling

  • In this selection, "gangling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, governor, lanky, striker, samson and looks stand out and add context to how "gangling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a lanky gangling character with and deputy governor gangling samson ekhabafe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gangling" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gangling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I mean, he was a gangling, physically badly co-ordinated young man. (12 words)

With his gangling figure and awkwardness, Orwell's friends often saw him as a figure of fun. (17 words)

Plug Plug is a lanky, gangling character with a large overbite, two buck teeth and a wide nose. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Easily recognisable among them was the durable Chief Sam Ogbemudia, debonair Mike Oghiadome (deputy governor), gangling Samson Ekhabafe (now late) and feisty Aguele (state chairman). (25 words)

At first, he had trouble being cast in Hollywood films owing to his gangling looks and shy, humble screen presence. (20 words)

This season, the gangling striker has scored five goals and provided two assists in eight league appearances for Partizan. (19 words)

Example sentences (6)

This season, the gangling striker has scored five goals and provided two assists in eight league appearances for Partizan.

Easily recognisable among them was the durable Chief Sam Ogbemudia, debonair Mike Oghiadome (deputy governor), gangling Samson Ekhabafe (now late) and feisty Aguele (state chairman).

At first, he had trouble being cast in Hollywood films owing to his gangling looks and shy, humble screen presence.

I mean, he was a gangling, physically badly co-ordinated young man.

Plug Plug is a lanky, gangling character with a large overbite, two buck teeth and a wide nose.

With his gangling figure and awkwardness, Orwell's friends often saw him as a figure of fun.

Common combinations with gangling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gangling" in a sentence?
An example: "This season, the gangling striker has scored five goals and provided two assists in eight league appearances for Partizan." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "gangling" from authentic English texts.
What does "gangling" mean?
Gangling means: Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
What are synonyms of "gangling"?
Common synonyms of "gangling" include: gangly, lanky, rangy, tall, thin, lean.
How many example sentences with "gangling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "gangling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.