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Meaning of the word spreading in English

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spreading

Verb

1.

open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Example:
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I spread a towel on the sand and sat down
Synonym:
lay outopen outunfurlunrollroll outshake outfan outextendoutspread
2.

extend over a large or increasing area.

Example:
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rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day
Synonym:
growincreaseescalateadvancedevelopbroadenexpandwidenproliferatemushroommetastasize

Noun

1.
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spreadspread outcenter spreadcommunity spread