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splaying
verb as in slant
verb as in slope
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Example Sentences
His steel trowel rang like a bell as he tossed the red brick like a ball in his strong, splaying hand.
John asked, a look of shame crossing his face as he stood mechanically brushing his coat-sleeve with his big, splaying hand.
He occasionally flicked on his torch, splaying it over the column, checking the positions of the men ahead of him.
Another way to make an end joint is by bevelled scarfing or splaying (Fig. 562).
He was clean-shaven, blue-eyed, and had a fine shock of brown hair through which he was constantly pushing his splaying fingers.
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On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to splaying, such as: skew, tilt, aim, bank, beam, and bend.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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