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splaying en · NOUN

Etymology

From splay + -ing.

Meanings

  1. A shape or motion that splays.
    • I point out at the top of the door three holes in the glass, an inch or so in diameter, clean holes that have left no cracks, only simple crater-shaped splayings around each orifice. 1970, Hélène Cixous, The Third Body, page 60:

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splaying en · VERB

Etymology

From splay + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of splay
    form of splay