Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spreading
IPA transcription: [spɹ'ɛdɪŋ]
Pronunciations of spreading
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: spread, spreading
    Meaning: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
  • Synonyms: dissemination, airing, public_exposure, spreading
    Meaning: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
  • Synonyms: spread, spreading
    Meaning: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
Usage examples
  • A pool of water was spreading over the floor.
  • Irishmen were equally active in spreading secular knowledge.
  • Something was falling across the back of his neck and spreading out across his shoulders.
  • "That's spreading the good old oil, Bobby, but I'll never tangle with you if I can help it.
  • The sun set; it began to grow dark, and I felt in the air the spreading cold of the chamber of death.
  • Here is one spreading its sheet over a large cluster of rock-roses; it is the size of a handkerchief.
  • The monks were just spreading out their nets to dry on the shore, when they heard the sound of crying.
  • Evidently refraction was not a simple geometrical deflection of a ray, there was a spreading out as well.
  • Then I started at the ground, trimmed up the trunk near the height of me shoulder, and left the top spreading.
  • No sooner did Zizi feel the prick of the pin than she became a bird again, and, spreading her wings, she flew away.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mu (lost continent), License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The World Without Us, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Project Gutenberg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Winter service vehicle, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Connectionism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Queen Victoria, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Xenu, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Catholic Church, License CC BY-SA 4.0