splaying
noun
- act of spreading out or apart
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English splay English -ing English splaying From splay + -ing.
- A shape or motion that splays.
“I point out at the top of the door three holes in the glass, an inch or so in diameter, clean holes that have left no cracks, only simple crater-shaped splayings around each orifice.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English splay English -ing English splaying From splay + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of splay