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spindling

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spin·dling  (spndlng)
adj.
Spindly.
spindling [ˈspɪndlɪŋ]
adj
1. long and slender, esp disproportionately so
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of stalks, shoots, etc.) becoming long and slender
n
a spindling person or thing
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