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- Dictionarysprawling/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way: "the sprawling suburbs"
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SPRAWLING definition: 1. (of a city) covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added…. Learn more.
The adjective sprawling is good for describing things that extend across a large area. You could describe your school as sprawling if it consists of many buildings spread over several acres.
Definition of sprawling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out. 2. : to spread or develop irregularly or without restraint. bushes sprawling along the road. sprawling suburbs. a sprawling narrative. 3. a. : to creep or clamber awkwardly. b. archaic : to lie thrashing or tossing about. transitive verb. : to cause to spread out carelessly or awkwardly.
adjective. 1. sitting or lying in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out. 2. spreading out in a straggling fashion. a sprawling and semi-abandoned chateau. The sprawling city contained some 4m people. He keeps forgetting the words and the song is a sprawling mess. Collins English Dictionary.
The earliest known use of the adjective sprawling is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for sprawling is from 1550, in the writing of J. Coke. sprawling is formed within English, by derivation.
1. A sprawling position or posture. 2. A usually disorderly or haphazard mass, array, or extension: a sprawl of outbuildings; urban sprawl. [Middle English sprawlen, from Old English sprēawlian, to writhe; see sper- in Indo-European roots.] sprawl′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A complete guide to the word "SPRAWLING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
SPRAWL definition: 1. to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or lying down: 2…. Learn more.
sprawling meaning, definition, what is sprawling: spreading over a wide area in an untidy ...: Learn more.
