Definition of "spreading" []

• Present participle of spread. (verb)

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• "You could see the word spreading that Willow Twine was there."
• "The most significant consequence of this spreading is the ability of waves to ‘bend around corners’ when faced with an obstacle."
• "Outlining what they describe as spreading contagion and a sovereign debt crisis which they say has "entered a new phase," officials highlight the difficulties experienced by European banks in borrowing."