wide-spreading (C1)
adjective
Definition
Wide-spreading means spreading over a wide area.
Examples
The writer described the response as wide-spreading.
A wide-spreading tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became wide-spreading after the announcement.
How to Use wide-spreading
- wide-spreading + noun (collocation)
- Use wide-spreading before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a wide-spreading reaction."
- become wide-spreading (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became wide-spreading near the end."
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