1. (

• sprawl ,
• sprawling

) an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about ;

1. (

• sprawl

) sit or lie with one's limbs spread out ;

2. (

• sprawl ,
• straggle ,

) go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" ;

1. (

• sprawling ,
• straggling ,
• rambling ,
• straggly

) spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair" ;