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spread-eagling

spread-eagling is the present participle and gerund of spread-eagle.

Meaning of spread-eagle

Verb

spread-eagle (third-person singular simple present spread-eagles, present participle spread-eagling, simple past and past participle spread-eagled)

  1. (transitive) To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
  2. (intransitive) To put one's body in a spread eagle.

See all 4 meanings of spread-eagle

Questions about spread-eagling

What is spread-eagling the present participle and gerund of?
Spread-eagling is the present participle and gerund of spread-eagle.

Words near spread-eagling in the dictionary

  1. spread the word
  2. spread-eagle
  3. spread-eagled
  4. spread-eagleism
  5. spread-eagles
  6. spread-eagling
  7. spreadabilities
  8. spreadability
  9. spreadable
  10. spreadables
  11. spreadably

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