sprawl
🇺🇸
/sprɔːl/
🇬🇧
/sprɔːl/
intransitive verb
R
to sit, lie, or fall with arms and legs spread out
He likes to sprawl on the sofa when watching TV.
R
to spread out in an untidy way over a large area
The city began to sprawl as more houses were built.
noun
R
a large area where buildings spread out from a city into the countryside
The urban sprawl makes it hard to find open spaces.
translation
to sit, lie, or fall with arms and legs spread out; to spread out in an untidy way over a large area
a large area where buildings spread out from a city into the countryside
Word Forms
3rd Present
sprawls
Progressive
sprawling
Past
sprawled
Perfect
sprawled
Plural
sprawls