gangle

intransitive verb

gan·​gle

ˈgaŋgəl,

-aiŋ-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to walk or move with or as if with a loose-jointed gait : move like a gangling person

gangle

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noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from gangling

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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