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spin·dling

 (spĭnd′lĭng)
adj.
Spindly.
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spindling

(ˈspɪndlɪŋ)
adj
1. long and slender, esp disproportionately so
2. (Botany) (of stalks, shoots, etc) becoming long and slender
n
a spindling person or thing
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spin•dling

(ˈspɪnd lɪŋ)

adj.
long or tall and slender.
[1740–50]
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spindling

adjective
Tall, thin, and awkwardly built:
gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy, spindly.
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The trick to drop spindling is to let the twist build up while the spindle is moving in the direction you started it, and then to catch the spindle before it reverses and undoes your work.
Spinning a Yarn
Yet, spindles are discrete events, a feature that distinguishes them from spindling activity (i.e., the continuous EEG activity between 11 and 16 Hz, often reported as the EEG power in this frequency band).
Sleep Spindles as an Electrographic Element: Description and Automatic Detection Methods
Spindles and SWA have a reciprocal relationship [52], and sleep deprivation decreases spindling [53].
CPAP Treatment Partly Normalizes Sleep Spindle Features in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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