sprawlingn.

/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as sprawler n.

The action of the verb in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling

sprawlingc1400

sprawl1719

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [noun] > awkwardly or clumsily

sprawl1719

sprawling1822

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity

prolixityc1395

tediouste?a1412

diffusiona1413

diffuseness1474

tediousness?a1475

largeness1547

longness1587

prolixness?1590

length1597

longanimity1607

tediositya1625

wire-drawing1640

longinquity1641

long-windedness1648

diffusivenessa1719

sprawling1822

longsomeness1834

ramblingness1835

lengthsomeness1849

bagginess1860

lengthiness1863

governmentese1907

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 408 Þenne mourkne in þe mudde most ful nede Alle þat spyrakle in spranc, no sprawlyng awayled.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 470 Sprawlynge, palpitacio.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. L iij b The blade in fomy blood, and hands abrode in sprauling thrown.

?1624 G. Chapman tr. Βατραχομυομαχια in tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 6 Who amids the Fenn Swumme with his brest vp; hands held vp in vaine,..And often with his sprawlings, came aloft.

1822 Monthly Mag. 53 335 The fairest blossoms of Persian or Arabian poetry..degenerate into extravagant sprawlings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

sprawlingadj.

Etymology: formed as sprawling n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsprawling.

That sprawls, in senses of the verb:

a. Of animals or persons, their actions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] > sprawling or spread-eagled

sprawling1550

spreadeagled1825

spread eagle1841

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling

sprawling1550

sprawly1905

sprottling1921

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > struggling

hurling1528

sprawling1693

the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > spread out in straggling manner

scambling1592

rambling1676

sprawling1802

sprangly1840

sprawly1897

1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Bvi^v Thre vyle blacke poysoned spralyng todes.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 9/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I If you put the heire of an horse taile, in mire..for a certaine space, it will turne to a little thin spraulyng worme.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H3^v The turne aboute ground, Robrus sprauling kicks.

1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiii. 266 The Cranes descend, and bear The sprawling Warriors through the liquid Air.

1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol i. 318 Whirl'd aloft High o'er his Head the sprawling Youth he flung.

1791 E. Nairne Poems 80 Both hands were necessary now, To drag it off to make a sprawling bow.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) A sprawling charge, a loose and irregular movement of cavalry, instead of a close, compact, forward attack.

1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 50 Of the sprawling, fluttering, half naked angels..what shall be said?

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 363 Its gait is of a peculiar sprawling character.

in extended use.a1627 T. Middleton More Dissemblers besides Women iv. iii, in 2 New Playes (1657) 60 A pretty womanish faint sprawling voice.

b. Of things.

ΚΠ

a1770 C. Smart Hop Garden ii. 98 Oft I've seen..the mad pickers, tam'd to diligence, Cull from the bin the sprawling sprigs, and leaves That stain the sample.

1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxix. 457 A great, black, sprawling splash upon the floor.

1884 Sat. Rev. 5 July 12/2 The huge sprawling Archdeaconry of Richmond.

1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 268 Others strolled down the broad sprawling street of the village.

c. Of handwriting.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > straggling

loose1711

lax1783

sprawly1798

sprawling1826

spidery1862

sprawled1884

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. ii. 12 Travelling cases, directed in a boy's sprawling hand.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxviii. 131 He..signed his name to it in sprawling capitals.

1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights xv The writing seemed vaguely familiar, but for the moment he could not identify the sprawling feminine hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sprawling
释义	sprawlingn. /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as sprawler n. The action of the verb in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling sprawlingc1400 sprawl1719 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [noun] > awkwardly or clumsily sprawl1719 sprawling1822 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity prolixityc1395 tediouste?a1412 diffusiona1413 diffuseness1474 tediousness?a1475 largeness1547 longness1587 prolixness?1590 length1597 longanimity1607 tediositya1625 wire-drawing1640 longinquity1641 long-windedness1648 diffusivenessa1719 sprawling1822 longsomeness1834 ramblingness1835 lengthsomeness1849 bagginess1860 lengthiness1863 governmentese1907 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 408 Þenne mourkne in þe mudde most ful nede Alle þat spyrakle in spranc, no sprawlyng awayled. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 470 Sprawlynge, palpitacio. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. L iij b The blade in fomy blood, and hands abrode in sprauling thrown. ?1624 G. Chapman tr. Βατραχομυομαχια in tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 6 Who amids the Fenn Swumme with his brest vp; hands held vp in vaine,..And often with his sprawlings, came aloft. 1822 Monthly Mag. 53 335 The fairest blossoms of Persian or Arabian poetry..degenerate into extravagant sprawlings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2018). sprawlingadj. Etymology: formed as sprawling n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsprawling. That sprawls, in senses of the verb: a. Of animals or persons, their actions, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] > sprawling or spread-eagled sprawling1550 spreadeagled1825 spread eagle1841 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling sprawling1550 sprawly1905 sprottling1921 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > struggling hurling1528 sprawling1693 the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > spread out in straggling manner scambling1592 rambling1676 sprawling1802 sprangly1840 sprawly1897 1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Bvi^v Thre vyle blacke poysoned spralyng todes. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande ii. f. 9/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I If you put the heire of an horse taile, in mire..for a certaine space, it will turne to a little thin spraulyng worme. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie iii. x. sig. H3^v The turne aboute ground, Robrus sprauling kicks. 1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiii. 266 The Cranes descend, and bear The sprawling Warriors through the liquid Air. 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol i. 318 Whirl'd aloft High o'er his Head the sprawling Youth he flung. 1791 E. Nairne Poems 80 Both hands were necessary now, To drag it off to make a sprawling bow. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) A sprawling charge, a loose and irregular movement of cavalry, instead of a close, compact, forward attack. 1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art (1850) 50 Of the sprawling, fluttering, half naked angels..what shall be said? 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 363 Its gait is of a peculiar sprawling character. in extended use.a1627 T. Middleton More Dissemblers besides Women iv. iii, in 2 New Playes (1657) 60 A pretty womanish faint sprawling voice. b. Of things. ΚΠ a1770 C. Smart Hop Garden ii. 98 Oft I've seen..the mad pickers, tam'd to diligence, Cull from the bin the sprawling sprigs, and leaves That stain the sample. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxix. 457 A great, black, sprawling splash upon the floor. 1884 Sat. Rev. 5 July 12/2 The huge sprawling Archdeaconry of Richmond. 1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 268 Others strolled down the broad sprawling street of the village. c. Of handwriting. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > straggling loose1711 lax1783 sprawly1798 sprawling1826 spidery1862 sprawled1884 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. ii. 12 Travelling cases, directed in a boy's sprawling hand. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxviii. 131 He..signed his name to it in sprawling capitals. 1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights xv The writing seemed vaguely familiar, but for the moment he could not identify the sprawling feminine hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400adj.1550
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