WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sprad•dle
(sprad′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to straddle.
v.i.
- to sprawl.
- 1625–35; origin, originally uncertain; compare Norwegian dialect, dialectal spradla squirm, flail
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