Sprawl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɹˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/spɹˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɹˈɔːl/

1 syllable Say it as /spɹˈɔːl/.

Examples

Branches straggling out quite far

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

urban sprawl sprawling straggle conurbation

Parts of Speech

noun	an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
noun	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
verb	sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
verb	go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way “Branches straggling out quite far”

Word Forms

sprawly	adjective	spread out irregularly
sprawl	verb	sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
sprawl	noun	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
sprawler	noun	a person who sprawls
sprawling	noun	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
straggle	noun	a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausbreitung

eine Ansammlung oder ein kontinuierliches Netzwerk städtischer Gemeinschaften

🇫🇷French

étalement

une agrégation ou un réseau continu de communautés urbaines

🇪🇸Spanish

extensión

una agregación o red continua de comunidades urbanas

🇮🇹Italian

espansione

un’aggregazione o rete continua di comunità urbane

🇳🇱Dutch

wildgroei

een aggregatie of continu netwerk van stedelijke gemeenschappen

🇵🇹Portuguese

expansão

uma agregação ou rede contínua de comunidades urbanas

🇷🇺Russian

разрастаться

совокупность или непрерывная сеть городских сообществ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लोटना

शहरी समुदायों का एकत्रीकरण या सतत नेटवर्क

🇧🇩Bengali

ছড়িয়ে পড়া

শহুরে সম্প্রদায়ের একটি সমষ্টি বা অবিচ্ছিন্ন নেটওয়ার্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

பரந்து விரிந்து

நகர்ப்புற சமூகங்களின் ஒருங்கிணைப்பு அல்லது தொடர்ச்சியான நெட்வொர்க்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తరించు

పట్టణ సంఘాల సముదాయం లేదా నిరంతర నెట్‌వర్క్

🇮🇳Marathi

पसरणे

शहरी समुदायांचे एकत्रीकरण किंवा सतत नेटवर्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેલાવો

શહેરી સમુદાયોનું એકત્રીકરણ અથવા સતત નેટવર્ક

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ತಾರಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ನಗರ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಒಟ್ಟುಗೂಡಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರಂತರ ಜಾಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരന്നുകിടക്കുക

നഗര സമൂഹങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു സംയോജനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുടർച്ചയായ ശൃംഖല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਲਣਾ

ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਨੈੱਟਵਰਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیلنا

شہری برادریوں کا ایک مجموعہ یا مسلسل نیٹ ورک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蔓延

城市社区的聚集或连续网络

🇯🇵Japanese

スプロール

都市コミュニティの集合体または継続的なネットワーク

🇰🇷Korean

쭉 뻗다

도시 공동체의 집합체 또는 연속적인 네트워크

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngổn ngang

một tập hợp hoặc mạng lưới liên tục của các cộng đồng đô thị

🇹🇭Thai

แผ่กิ่งก้านสาขา

การรวมตัวหรือเครือข่ายอย่างต่อเนื่องของชุมชนเมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkapar

suatu agregasi atau jaringan komunitas perkotaan yang berkesinambungan

🇵🇭Filipino

magkalat

isang pagsasama-sama o tuluy-tuloy na network ng mga urban na komunidad

🇲🇾Malay

terkapar

agregasi atau rangkaian berterusan komuniti bandar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الامتداد

تجمع أو شبكة مستمرة من المجتمعات الحضرية

🇮🇷Persian

پراکندگی

تجمع یا شبکه مستمر جوامع شهری

🇹🇷Turkish

yayılma

kentsel toplulukların toplanması veya sürekli ağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׂתָרֵעַ

רשת מצטברת או רציפה של קהילות עירוניות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sprawl'?

The primary meaning of 'sprawl' is 'an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities'.

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Using 'sprawl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sprawl' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sprawl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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