sprawling Definition

sprawl
verb, intr sprawled, sprawling

1. To sit or lie lazily, especially with the arms and legs spread out wide.

Thesaurus: slouch, flop, lounge, spread, slump, loll, relax.
2. To fall in an ungainly way.
3. To spread or extend in an irregular, straggling or untidy way.

Example: Huge writing sprawled across the blackboard

noun

1. A sprawling position.
2. A straggling expansion, especially one that is unregulated, uncontrolled, etc.

Example: urban sprawl

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon spreawlian to move convulsively.