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splaying

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From splay + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of splay

noun splayings

  1. A shape or motion that splays. 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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"splaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/splaying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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splaying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/splaying

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"splaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/splaying.

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@misc{splaying_2026,
  title = {splaying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/splaying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}