Found 2 items, similar to Spindling.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spindle spindle n 1: (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; “chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis” 2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: mandrel, mandril, arbor] 3: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spindling Spindling \Spin"dling\, a. Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as, a spindling tree; a spindling boy. Syn: spindly. [1913 Webster] Spindle \Spin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spindling.] To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender. [1913 Webster] It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]