HyperDic: sprawling

English > 2 senses of the word sprawling:
NOUNattributesprawling, sprawlan ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
ADJECTIVEallsprawling, straggling, rambling, stragglyspreading out in different directions
sprawling > pronunciation
Soundssprao'lihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > sprawling: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSpreading out in different directions.
Example"sprawling handwriting"
Synonymsstraggling, rambling, straggly
Broaderuntidynot neat and tidy
English > sprawling: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningAn ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.
Synonymsprawl
Broaderposition, posture, attitudeThe arrangement of the body and its limbs
Catalanposat desmanegat, positura desmanegada, postura desmanegada, sprawl
Verbssprawlsit or lie with one's limbs spread out

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