splaying

English

Etymology

From splay +‎ -ing.

Verb

splaying

  1. present participle and gerund of splay

Noun

splaying (plural splayings)

  1. A shape or motion that splays.
    • 1970, Hélène Cixous, The Third Body, page 60:
      I point out at the top of the door three holes in the glass, an inch or so in diameter, clean holes that have left no cracks, only simple crater-shaped splayings around each orifice.

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