Associations to the word «Spreading»

Wiktionary

SPREADING, verb. Present participle of spread
SPREADING, noun. The act by which something is spread.
SPREADING GOOSEBERRY, noun. Ribes divaricatum, a gooseberry plant of the Pacific coast of North America
SPREADING GOOSEBERRY, noun. The black berry of this plant.

Dictionary definition

SPREADING, noun. Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space.
SPREADING, noun. The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate.
SPREADING, noun. Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats