spindling 1 of 2

adjective

ˈspin(d)-liŋ How to pronounce spindling (audio)
Definition of spindlingnext
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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spindling

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verb

present participle of spindle
as in stabbing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindling
  1. spindly
  2. stabbing
  3. skinny
  4. jabbing
  5. gaunt
  6. spitting
  7. lanky
  8. impaling
Adjective
  • The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Slowly, the Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia gets to his feet and places his spindly arms around the barman, who is old enough to be his father.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spindly
Verb
  • Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia Bautista, 24, both Dominican citizens, are accused of stabbing off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Even the worst days doing this are exponentially better than the potential of waking up to my elderly roommate stabbing me in the pancreas.
    — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stabbing
Adjective
  • Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There were handheld American flags on skinny sticks, midsize ones to display on a wall and majestic formal flags adorned with silky gold fringe.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of skinny
Verb
  • When handcuffed by investigators, Thakor denied jabbing his wife with a knife.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Years ago, after Jake died, my instinct as a medical student was anger — clenching my teeth and jabbing a pen into my notepad, making a line of inky holes along the margin.
    — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of jabbing
Adjective
  • The group last played a public show on July 18 in Valdosta, Georgia, following an uneven few months where Love appeared gaunt and sang in a raspy, diminished voice.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Apple was widely criticized in the late 2000s for not volunteering more information about Jobs’ health, especially as concerns about his gaunt appearance battered the company’s shares.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaunt
Verb
  • Is this tobacco-spitting, plain-talking Jon Sumrall a coaching amalgamation of Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer?
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Neutrons are unstable when they’re not bound in nuclei, spontaneously spitting out lighter particles in about 15 minutes to become the slightly lighter proton.
    — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of spitting
Adjective
  • The lanky 20-year-old power forward is an elite puck transporter (98th percentile for zone entries), has outrageously quick hands and can break games open with his creativity and ability to beat defenders one-on-one.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Verity ultimately transforms into a tall, lanky monster chasing ThatMob in the dark.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lanky
Verb
  • During the gameplay, Logan certainly gets his fair share of bloody kicks, deadly swipes, and claw impaling punches.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hickory Hills and Bridgeview area residents stood outside their apartment building Friday looking at the roof blown off and a piece of wood impaling a garage.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of impaling
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“Spindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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