splay
verb (used with object)
to spread out, expand, or extend.
splayed
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past participleof splay.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof splay.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
splayverb (used with object)to spread out, expand, or extend.
Example Sentences
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Just before the trailer finishes, a hilarious decree comes down from Mount Disney, splayed across the screen like law: “See it in InfinityVision!”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
I felt the same when I first came across Granny in my feed, splayed across Justin and Hailey Bieber’s arms at the Coachella Music Festival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Inside a room filled with objects that would make every Apple nerd’s brain explode, the guts of the very first iPhone were splayed out in front of Tim Cook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Back in my room, I lay in bed and splayed out the cash in my hand, sending a photo of the bounty to my wife, who was surely fast asleep.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
