"spindling" meaning in All languages combined

See spindling on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more spindling [comparative], most spindling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} spindling (comparative more spindling, superlative most spindling)
  1. Spindly; very long and slender.
    Sense id: en-spindling-en-adj-0lWiOrvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 2 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 2 7

Noun [English]

Forms: spindlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spindling (plural spindlings)
  1. Anything long and slender, like a shoot.
    Sense id: en-spindling-en-noun-PI5rJwmk

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spindling
  1. present participle and gerund of spindle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spindle
    Sense id: en-spindling-en-verb-LI1VBmuD

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spindling",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spindling",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 2 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 2 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a spindling tree"
        },
        {
          "text": "a spindling boy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Spindly; very long and slender."
      ],
      "id": "en-spindling-en-adj-0lWiOrvm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Spindly",
          "spindly"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spindlings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spindling (plural spindlings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Anything long and slender, like a shoot."
      ],
      "id": "en-spindling-en-noun-PI5rJwmk",
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "spindling",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "spindle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of spindle"
      ],
      "id": "en-spindling-en-verb-LI1VBmuD",
      "links": [
        [
          "spindle",
          "spindle#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more spindling",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most spindling",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a spindling tree"
        },
        {
          "text": "a spindling boy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Spindly; very long and slender."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Spindly",
          "spindly"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spindling (plural spindlings)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Anything long and slender, like a shoot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ],
        [
          "slender",
          "slender"
        ],
        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "word": "spindle"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of spindle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spindle",
          "spindle#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spindling"
}

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