spraddle

sprad·dle

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sprad-l]
- /ˈspræd l/
- /ˈsprædl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sprad-l]
- /ˈspræd l/

Definitions of spraddle word

verb with object spraddle to straddle. 1
verb without object spraddle to sprawl. 1
noun spraddle a disease that affects poultry, in which the legs splay so that they cannot stand properly 0
verb spraddle to sprawl; slouch 0
verb spraddle to spread out (one's legs, etc) widely 0
verb transitive spraddle to spread (the legs) in a sprawling or straddling way 0

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Origin of spraddle

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35; origin uncertain; compare Norwegian dialect spradla squirm, flail

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spraddle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spraddle

spraddle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spraddle usage trend in Literature

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