Definition of spreading

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1	[ adjective ] spreading over a wide area Synonyms wide-spreading Examples "under the spreading chestnut tree" "the spreading circle of lamplight" "wide-spreading branches" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...) Everything in the office , the spreading circle of lamplight , the patch of leather in Lolotte 's hands . Related terms wide
2	[ adjective ] spreading over a wide area Synonyms wide-spreading Examples "under the spreading chestnut tree" "the spreading circle of lamplight" "wide-spreading branches" Related terms wide
3	[ adjective ] spreading by diffusion Synonyms diffusing disseminating disseminative dispersive scattering diffusive Related terms distributive
4	[ adjective ] resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading Synonyms bushy Related terms branchy
5	[ noun ] the opening of a subject to public discussion and debate Synonyms circulation dissemination public_exposure airing Related terms transmission circulation propagation circulate
6	[ noun ] process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space Synonyms spread Related terms change_of_location diffusion dispersion invasion radiation irradiation spread circulate spread go_around
7	[ noun ] act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time Synonyms spread Related terms extension dispersion scatter decentralization circulation spread circulate spread spread
*	Rhymes with reading redding rending shedding prodding spending raiding bedding sledding expending pending ending wedding pudding heading beheading padding sending braiding trading speeding shading reading riding impending grading condescending exploding descending ascending shrouding fading wading lading wording expanding expounding tending vending lending bending corresponding welding mending seeding ceding siding plodding pleading forwarding herding breeding brooding degrading pervading ding branding misreading dowding pounding rounding blending featherbedding bidding budding pretending offending discarding unending defending crowding attending unbending contending sliding grounding impeding grinding foreboding inbreeding intruding protruding sounding eroding compounding rescinding shielding boarding guarding flooding shareholding blockading invading hoarding harding nodding coding leading loading guiding goading voiding feeding exceeding proceeding preceding deciding conceding coinciding scolding misleading scalding subsiding standing receding succeeding providing chiding hiding building gilding funding outstanding understanding notwithstanding misunderstanding astounding surrounding resounding skateboarding disregarding overriding shipbuilding longstanding backsliding awarding according rewarding regarding recording upstanding spellbinding freestanding railroading forbidding clouding bleeding gliding eluding wounding yielding moulding bonding bounding binding marauding molding winding banding balding landing abiding wilding golding founding rebuilding fielding finding folding landholding holding stockholding dividing encoding confiding decoding concluding including unloading blinding commanding confounding demanding abounding beholding scaffolding unfolding unwinding unyielding withholding Phonetic and Homophones S P R EH1 D IH0 NG Similar Spelling spread Spradling Spradlin spurting sporting spreadhead spartan spreadeagle sportingly spread_head spreader sporadic spread_eagle spread-eagle sporting_man sporting_dog Sparta sparid spread_out spread-out spread_over spreadsheet To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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