Sprawling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɹˈɔːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/spɹˈɔːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɹˈɔːlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /spɹˈɔːlɪŋ/.

Examples

Branches straggling out quite far
sprawling handwriting
straggling branches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straggling straggle rambling sprawl straggly

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	spreading out in different directions “sprawling handwriting”

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

weitläufig

eine unbeholfene Haltung mit gespreizten Armen und Beinen

🇫🇷French

tentaculaire

une posture disgracieuse avec les bras et les jambes écartés

🇪🇸Spanish

desmadejado

una postura desgarbada con los brazos y las piernas abiertos

🇮🇹Italian

tentacolare

una postura sgraziata con braccia e gambe divaricate

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgestrekt

een lompe houding met armen en benen gespreid

🇵🇹Portuguese

espalhando

uma postura desajeitada com braços e pernas abertos

🇷🇺Russian

раскидистый

неуклюжая поза с раскинутыми руками и ногами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशाल

हाथ और पैर फैलाकर एक अजीब मुद्रा

🇮🇳Tamil

பரந்து விரிந்து கிடக்கிறது

கைகள் மற்றும் கால்கள் பரவியிருக்கும் ஒரு அசிங்கமான தோரணை

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తరించి ఉంది

చేతులు మరియు కాళ్ళు విస్తరించి ఉన్న వికారమైన భంగిమ

🇮🇳Marathi

पसरलेले

हात आणि पाय पसरलेली असभ्य मुद्रा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેલાયેલું

હાથ અને પગની આસપાસ ફેલાયેલી અશુભ મુદ્રા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾಗಿದೆ

ತೋಳುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಹರಡಿರುವ ಅಸಹ್ಯವಾದ ಭಂಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരന്നുകിടക്കുന്ന

കൈകളും കാലുകളും വിരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വൃത്തികെട്ട ഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਬਾਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਆਸਣ ਫੈਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیلا ہوا

بازوؤں اور ٹانگوں کے ساتھ ایک ناگوار کرنسی پھیلی ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蔓延的

手臂和腿张开的笨拙姿势

🇯🇵Japanese

広大な

腕と足を広げた不格好な姿勢

🇰🇷Korean

거대한

팔과 다리를 벌리고 있는 보기 흉한 자세

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngổn ngang

một tư thế vụng về với tay chân dang rộng

🇹🇭Thai

แผ่กิ่งก้านสาขา

ท่าทางที่ไม่เอื้ออำนวยโดยกางแขนและขาออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

luas

postur canggung dengan tangan dan kaki terentang

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkalat

isang masungit na pustura na may mga braso at binti na nakakalat

🇲🇾Malay

terbentang luas

postur yang tidak kemas dengan tangan dan kaki terbentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مترامية الأطراف

وضعية غير مريحة مع انتشار الذراعين والساقين

🇮🇷Persian

پراکنده

وضعیت نامناسب با دست ها و پاهای باز

🇹🇷Turkish

yayılan

kolları ve bacakları yayılmış şekilde hantal bir duruş

🇮🇱Hebrew

משתרע

יציבה מגושמת עם ידיים ורגליים פרושות סביב

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The primary meaning of 'sprawling' is 'an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about'.

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