"sprawling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sprawling [comparative], most sprawling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sprawling (comparative more sprawling, superlative most sprawling)
  1. That sprawls
    Sense id: en-sprawling-en-adj-qJEpLsNA
  2. Expansive; extensive Translations (expansive, extensive): effūsus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-sprawling-en-adj-EJgRV9jY Disambiguation of 'expansive, extensive': 0 100

Noun

Forms: sprawlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprawling (plural sprawlings)
  1. The act of one who sprawls.
    Sense id: en-sprawling-en-noun-ZA8YwG9O

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sprawling
  1. present participle and gerund of sprawl Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sprawl
    Sense id: en-sprawling-en-verb-g2WO~GQG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 4 75

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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