sprawling

[US]/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kumakalat nang hindi regular o walang kaayusan.
Word Forms
Present Participlesprawling
Pluralsprawlings

Phrases & Collocations

sprawling city

malawak na lungsod

sprawling countryside

malawak na kanayunan

sprawling metropolis

malawak na metropolis

Example Sentences

sprawling on the sofa

humiga sa sofa

out beyond the sprawling suburbs

sa labas ng malawak na mga suburb

untidy tenements sprawling toward the river.

mga gusaling pabaya na lumalawak patungo sa ilog.

the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement.

Biglang bumukas ang pinto, na nagpabalikwas sa kanya sa semento.

sat sprawled in the big armchair; the sprawling suburbs; a big sprawly city.

nakaupo nang nakahiga sa malaking armchair; ang malawak na mga suburb; isang malaking lungsod na lumalawak.

At the edge of a sprawling grassland, a pair of hoofed grazers resembling horses, an antelopelike notoungulate and a ground sloth feed quietly, oblivious to their impending doom.

Sa gilid ng isang malawak na parang, isang pares ng mga hayop na may kuko na kahawig ng mga kabayo, isang antelopelike notoungulate at isang ground sloth ay kumakain nang tahimik, walang kamalay-malay sa kanilang nalalapit na kapahamakan.

Real-world Examples

Do you think you would call your city sprawling?

Sa tingin mo, tatawagin mo bang malawak ang iyong lungsod?

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

One devised a massive, underwater globe, constructed around a sprawling city center.

Naisip ng isa na gumawa ng isang napakalaking, underwater globe, na itinayo sa paligid ng isang malawak na sentro ng lungsod.

Source: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

The sprawling family today is hardly monolithic.

Ang malawak na pamilya ngayon ay hindi masyadong monolithic.

Source: New York Times

This sprawling metropolis offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment culture and dining.

Ang malawak na metropolis na ito ay nag-aalok ng tila walang limitasyong pagpipilian ng pamimili, libangan, kultura, at pagkain.

Source: Travel around the world

He seated himself again, sprawling his long legs comfortably.

Umupo siya muli, at kumalat ang kanyang mahahabang binti nang kumportable.

Source: Gone with the Wind

On the settlement's location now stands a sprawling university campus.

Sa lokasyon ng paninirahan, ngayon ay nakatayo ang isang malawak na campus ng unibersidad.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Barbed wire soon became a sprawling concrete colossus, stretching 155 kilometers.

Ang barbed wire ay agad na naging isang malawak na kongkretong colossus, na sumasaklaw sa 155 kilometro.

Source: CNN Selected August 2015 Collection

Wandering around the sprawling 6.2 million-sq.-ft.

Naglalakad sa paligid ng malawak na 6.2 milyong-sq.-ft.

Source: Time

Next on our list, we have the word sprawling.

Sa listahan namin, mayroon kaming salitang sprawling.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

It's a big sort of sprawling--gardens everywhere.

Ito ay isang malaking uri ng sprawling--hardin sa lahat ng dako.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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