See spreading on Wiktionary
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"3": "reading"
},
"expansion": "Blend of speed + reading",
"name": "blend"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Blend of speed + reading.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "spreading",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "spread"
}
],
"glosses": [
"present participle and gerund of spread"
],
"links": [
[
"spread",
"spread#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"gerund",
"participle",
"present"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈspɹiːdɪŋ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːdɪŋ"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav.ogg"
}
],
"word": "spreading"
}
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