Definition of asprawl in English:
asprawl
adverb & adjectiveəˈsprɔːl
Sprawling.
as predicative adjective she lay, legs and arms asprawl
Example sentencesExamples
- A bucket lies asprawl and a lemon dangles near the edge, its peel unravelling in delicate curls.
- Gracefully asprawl on the ottoman, in an attitude of almost exaggerated repose, was the boy of the woods.
- He stands and watches a boy falling, twisted and asprawl.
- Here I am, asprawl upon one of those cheap couches they send to you in two or three boxes for self-assembly; they are unstable and a carcinogenic perfume wafts from the cushions.
- Linda was sitting at her dressing table, elbows carelessly asprawl on the polished glass top.
Definition of asprawl in US English:
asprawl
adjective & adverbəˈsprôl
Sprawling.
as predicative adjective she lay, legs and arms asprawl
as adverb he slipped on the greasy tiles and fell asprawl
Example sentencesExamples
- Here I am, asprawl upon one of those cheap couches they send to you in two or three boxes for self-assembly; they are unstable and a carcinogenic perfume wafts from the cushions.
- Linda was sitting at her dressing table, elbows carelessly asprawl on the polished glass top.
- He stands and watches a boy falling, twisted and asprawl.
- A bucket lies asprawl and a lemon dangles near the edge, its peel unravelling in delicate curls.
- Gracefully asprawl on the ottoman, in an attitude of almost exaggerated repose, was the boy of the woods.