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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 out open out unfurl unroll roll out shake out fan out extend outspread
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:
grow increase escalate advance develop broaden expand widen proliferate mushroom metastasize

Noun

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spread spread out center spread community spread spread your wings spread like wildfire spread yourself too thin