splaying
- present participle of splay.
Example Sentences
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Images from the scene show a mangled heap of scaffolding and concrete splaying out onto the street, covered by green safety netting.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
On her knees, she bows, splaying her arm in praise.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
Under the watchful eyes of Ogiri inhabitants, he found himself splaying his hands, almost as if to say, Look, I come in peace.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
A blue face staring blankly from a shelf; a green spiderlike machine splaying its legs out of a basket on the ground; a delicate dragonfly robot balanced on a worktable.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023
He wanted me to take it all in, from the splaying palm trees that lined the streets of Honolulu and the crescent arc of Waikiki Beach to the green drape of hills surrounding the city.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
