spreading

Meanings

Plural: spreadings

Noun

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
• the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
• The act by which something is spread.
• The act of spreading (speedreading).

Verb

• distribute or disperse widely
• become distributed or widespread
• spread across or over
• spread out or open from a closed or folded state
• cause to become widely known
• become widely known and passed on
• strew or distribute over an area
• move outward
• cover by spreading something over
• distribute over a surface in a layer
• present participle and gerund of spread
• present participle and gerund of spread

Synonyms

airing, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, dissemination, distribute, fan out, go around, open, overspread, pass around, propagate, public exposure, scatter, spread, spread out, unfold

Antonyms

fold, gather