Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splaying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: splay-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of splay

noun

A shape or motion that splays.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From splay + -ing.

Inflected Forms

splayings (plural)

Questions

What does splaying mean?: present participle and gerund of splay
Where does splaying come from?: From splay + -ing.

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