spraddle

American  

[sprad-l] / ˈspræd l /

verb (used with object)

spraddled, spraddling

1. to straddle.

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verb (used without object)

spraddled, spraddling

1. to sprawl.

Etymology

Origin of spraddle

1625–35; origin uncertain; compare Norwegian dialect spradla squirm, flail

Example Sentences

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spraddle spraddled spraddling

At Utah State University, he sent the discus on trajectories exceeding 180 ft. from the awkward spraddle that marks his stance.

From Time Magazine Archive

I watched her spraddle down the aisle and out through the little corridor before I dared risk the accident of a backward turn of that funny green hat.

From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry

"And all the good hard dollars just waiting for someone to spraddle them around!" said Mr. Bunner with a note of pathos in his voice.

From The Woman in Black by Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew)

And then they stay doormen forever, standing spraddled outside the door, their backs straight as furled umbrellas.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2010

The only way he could write was with both legs spraddled across the typewriter, lolling back in an armchair.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overnight refineries spraddled the shore of the Persian Gulf, pipelines crawled past ancient caravan trails to the Mediterranean.

From Time Magazine Archive

Special care was taken in constructing new buildings: all but one are flush with the ground, doors are wider than normal to accommodate wheelchairs and spraddled crutches, there are railings along porches and in bathrooms.

From Time Magazine Archive

He just stood there, stiff as a board, with his head down, and his legs spraddled out.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Then he hit he tack, and I heard him holler and caught a glimpse of him spraddling up as I disappeared through the door.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

It is narrow, and the man who is addicted to the habit of "spraddling" feels as if he were tied hand and foot.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

But all this is only the outside of the old mahogany high-boy with its meerschaum-pipe polish, spraddling legs, and rattling handles.

From The Little Gray Lady 1909 by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

"It takes just so much time to do so much work," stated Welton succinctly, "and it don't matter whether you do it all at once, or try to fool yourself by spraddling it out."

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

With measured tread, Tottie stalked to the double door, her eyes shifting, and one hand outstretched with spraddling fingers to indicate caution.

From Apron-Strings by Gates, Eleanor