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SPRAWLING
sprawling, straggling, rambling, straggly
(adjective) spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly; “sprawling handwriting”; “straggling branches”; “straggly hair”
sprawl, sprawling
(noun) an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
sprawling
present participle of sprawl
Adjective
sprawling (comparative more sprawling, superlative most sprawling)
That sprawls
Expansive; extensive
Noun
sprawling (plural sprawlings)
The act of one who sprawls.
Source: Wiktionary
SPRAWL
Sprawl (sprall), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprawled (spralld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprawling.] Etym: [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spælle, sprælde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.]
1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.
2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.
3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping. The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and struggling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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