splay
verb (used with object)
to spread out, expand, or extend.
has splayed
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present perfectof splay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In this piece, he has splayed and elongated the images to evoke “a sense of swift motion characteristic of city life.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2015
But the square-headed small light under it has splayed jambs.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See by Hubert C. (Hubert Christian) Corlette
