"long and loose-jointed," by 1812, from Scottish and Northern English gang (v.) "to walk, go," which is a survival of Old English gangan, which is related to gang (n.). The form of the word is that of a present-participle adjective from a frequentative verb (as in fondling, trampling), but no intermediate forms are known. The sense extension would seem to be via some notion involving looseness in walking.
GANGLING. Tall, slender, delicate, generally applied to plants. Warw. [James O. Halliwell, "A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words," 1846]
实用例句
1. His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman.
他又瘦又高，动作笨拙难看，因此有了“蜘蛛人”的外号。
来自柯林斯例句
2. George, despite his great height and gangling walk, was a keen dancer.
乔治尽管长得过高，走路姿势难看，但却热衷于跳舞。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He is a gangling youth.
他是一个瘦长难看的年轻人。
来自辞典例句
4. For example, one compares flat and little space, unfavorable put gangling thing.
