spindling.
/spind-ling/US // ˈspɪnd lɪŋ //UK // (ˈspɪndlɪŋ) //
树苗,树枝,树枝状物,树枝状
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Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›long or tall and slender, often disproportionately so.
- ›growing into a long, slender stalk or stem, often too slender or weak to remain upright.
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a spindling person or thing.
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Examples
But how can they catch fishes that size on a little bit of a spindling rod and a line so fine you can hardly see it?
He had round, stooping shoulders, and long, spindling limbs.
They looked straight at a few spindling tomato plants set too near the tree and stunted by its shade.
Our regular steward was a spindling little critter with curls and eye-glasses who answered to the hail of "Percy."
The wiry and spindling growth of grass and grain crops may indicate too much water.
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