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I thought of America as Natalie Wood and Bob Wagner sprawled on the edge of a Hollywood swimming pool biting into the same red apple.
Bharati Mukherjee

Meaning of "sprawled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRAWLED

sprawled  [sprɔːld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRAWLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sprawled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPRAWLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sprawled in the English dictionary

The definition of sprawled in the dictionary is sitting or lying in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRAWLED


appalled
əˈpɔːld
auld
ɔːld
bald
bɔːld
called
kɔːld
cauld
kɔːld
close-hauled
ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld
Cumbernauld
ˌkʌmbəˈnɔːld
disinthralled
ˌdɪsɪnˈθrɔːld
enthralled
ɪnˈθrɔːld
fauld
fɔːld
overalled
ˈəʊvərɔːld
piebald
ˈpaɪˌbɔːld
scald
skɔːld
skald
skɔːld
skewbald
ˈskjuːˌbɔːld
unappalled
ˌʌnəˈpɔːld
uncalled
ʌnˈkɔːld
unenthralled
ˌʌnɪnˈθrɔːld
walled
wɔːld
yald
jɔːld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRAWLED

sprain
sprained
spraint
sprang
sprangle
sprat
Spratly Islands
sprattle
sprauncy
sprawl
sprawler
sprawling
sprawly
spray
spray can
spray gun
spray paint
spray-on
sprayer
sprayey

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRAWLED

air-cooled
cancelled
clean bowled
controlled
cowled
detailed
disabled
entitled
failed
filled
handled
installed
jowled
led
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
titled
untitled

Synonyms and antonyms of sprawled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPRAWLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sprawled» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sprawled

Translation of «sprawled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRAWLED

Find out the translation of sprawled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sprawled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sprawled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伸开四肢的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desparramado
570 millions of speakers

English

sprawled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممددة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растянулся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espalhado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sprawled
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affalé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tergelincir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausgestreckt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大の字に寝そべっている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아무렇게나 팔다리를 벌리고 앉아있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sprawled
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nằm dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sprawled
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांगला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stravaccato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwalony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розтягнувся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întins
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεσμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgestrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utspillda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mørbanket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sprawled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRAWLED»

The term «sprawled» is regularly used and occupies the 64.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRAWLED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sprawled

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3 QUOTES WITH «SPRAWLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sprawled.
1
Martha Gellhorn
The road passed through a curtain of pine forest and came out on a flat, rolling snow field. In this field the sprawled or bunched bodies of Germans lay thick, like some dark shapeless vegetable.
2
Bharati Mukherjee
I thought of America as Natalie Wood and Bob Wagner sprawled on the edge of a Hollywood swimming pool biting into the same red apple.
3
Scott Wolf
I got tackled once in a movie theater. I was with my mom and brother, and then suddenly I got hit from behind and sort of sprawled out on the candy counter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRAWLED»

Discover the use of sprawled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sprawled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Spatial Statistical Approach to Examining Sprawled Urban ...
Keywords. Sprawled urban growth, spatial statistics, exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Gyoungju Lee, 2008
2
Brain, Body and Machine: Proceedings of an International ...
To improve the pitching stability during the breaking maneuver, we experimented with the robot placing its legs in a sprawled posture, at about ±11.5° with respect to the vertical reference. When a brake command is issued, the motors are ...
Jorge Angeles, Benoit Boulet, James J. Clark, 2010
3
Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic ...
“Smart” in this context is usually taken to mean “clustered” rather than “sprawled” development of new residential and commercial activities on the landscape. Scenarios 17 (residential clustering) and 18 (residential sprawl) look at the effects of ...
Robert Costanza, Alexey Voinov, 2004
4
The Impact of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in ...
Table 1 further illustrates the fact that population centrality and jobs-housing imbalance capture different aspects of sprawl than average population density." Using a rank of "1" to indicate the least sprawled urbanized area in our sample, Table ...
‎2003
5
Was There No Interlude when Light Sprawled the Fen: A ...
" In this book, K. Alma Peterson stands clearly in the spotlight that all exceptional and significant poets deserve. This is a remarkable and beautiful collection-no one else could have written these poems.
K. Alma Peterson, 2010
6
'Essenced to Language': The Margins of Isaac Rosenberg
The wheels lurched over sprawled dead But pained them not, though their bones crunched, Their shut mouths made no moan. (Lines 7-9) It is too late for the ' sprawled dead' to respond; the only possibility of hearing a 'moan' is in the distant  ...
Nayef Al-Joulan, 2007
7
Sadisto Royale TPB
Like, who wants to be briefed on a mission sitting in a hard chair while your boss is sprawled in a silk dressing gown on in a big circular bed? With his current special girl sprawled triumphantly and nakedly at his feet, his previous special girl ...
‎2008
8
The technological reshaping of metropolitan America.
Thus, congestion on its own is a positive externality for sprawled development. However, recent empirical evidence suggests that travel times are shorter and travel costs lower where trips are shorter but more congested. 116. Exclusionary.
9
The New Century of the Metropolis: Urban Enclaves and ...
Since they are often inserted in sprawled suburbia, they only marginally reduce dependency on automobiles and encourage walking. Design details like balconies and porches facing the streets may be marketable gimmicks more than integral ...
Tom Angotti, 2013
10
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
vi (often derog) 1 to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs. 2 (of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way: The housing- scheme sprawled  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRAWLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sprawled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Massive Shelf Cloud sprawled over several counties
From radar to satellite, our First Alert Weather team helps keep you safe, but your pictures help us tell the story. Meteorologist Jamie Ertle explains the huge ... «WTOC, Jul 15»
2
How the Calais migrant camp has sprawled to the size of a small town
These remarkable aerial photographs show how the Calais migrant camp has ballooned to the size of a small town that is now home to some 5,000 refugees. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Kelly Ripa jokes about Justin Bieber after he confesses to 'crush'
Justin Bieber, 21, claimed on Tuesday that he had a crush on Kelly Ripa, 44, when he shared a black-and-white photo of her sprawled on a bed in a white bikini ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Good Samaritan rescues man sprawled on Nicoll Highway …
A Good Samaritan saw a man lying by the side of a pavement along Nicoll Highway at 2am on Friday (July 3) and rushed to his aid. Cai Yinzhou's inspiring act ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Jack Grealish pictured sprawled on road surrounded by packs of …
Jack Grealish has been pictured appearing to be sprawled on the street while on holiday in Tenerife this week. The Aston Villa midfielder, who finds himself in ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Lorry sprawled across M56 'completely blocked' traffic
The incident happened shortly after 2pm, and saw both carriageways blocked as police and recovery crews righted the lorry. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn ... «Manchester Evening News, Jun 15»
7
Sprawled Lundqvist gives Rangers momentary heart attack
Henrik Lundqvist is helped (left) after he went down for a few moments in the first period Thursday. Photo: Anthony J. Causi (2) ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
8
Melbourn cyclist Richard Souter tells how hit-and-run driver left him …
Richard Souter, 57, was left sprawled in the road after a motorist hit him at a suspected 60mph on the A1198 near Arrington. He has now urged the driver to ... «Cambridge News, Jan 15»
9
Jessica Simpson Posts Bizarre Photo Sprawled Out On The Floor
The silly celebrating took to her Instagram page over the weekend to show off a side of her we don't normally see. Sprawled out on a carpeted floor dressed in ... «RumorFix, Dec 14»
10
Baylor Line Breakdown Leads To Sprawled, Trampled Freshmen
Baylor's got a fancy new stadium, and they opened it tonight with the traditional Baylor Line—in which incoming freshmen rush the field like idiots and form a ... «Deadspin, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sprawled [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sprawled>. May 2024 ».
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