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Uncommonspreading
The correct spelling is spreading.
How to pronounce spreading
verb
IPA: /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/
Say it like: Spr-eed-ing
The correct spelling is spreading. To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. For example: "He spread his newspaper on the table."
Usage Examples
“He spread his newspaper on the table.”
“I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.”
“I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
- 2.To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions.
- 3.To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
- 4.To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
- 5.To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is spread.
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