Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
spraid .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spray .
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Examples
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Blood sprayed from the fresh wound as the demon fell to the ground, as blood continued to ooze from the wound, the demon howled in pain.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Black Cat’s Second Review Forum 2009
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The first two were transmitted after contact with the flea, with the latter being transmitted via airborne droplets sprayed from the lungs and mouth of an infected person.
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Orange, the defoliant U.S. forces sprayed from the air to uncover the hiding places of the Viet Cong and which is blamed for long-lasting ill effects on those it touched, and with personality changes resulting from the horrors they had survived.
Mike Grout 2010
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It was dirty, there were so many cockroaches that I slept with the lights on and the water sprayed from the tap at a 45 degree angle.
Traveling in India: Removing the Mask « Colleen Anderson 2009
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Ernestine, but little taller than Paula, although hinting of a plus roundness to come, was a sun-healthy, clear blonde, her skin sprayed with the almost transparent flush of maidenhood at eighteen.
CHAPTER XIV 2010
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Blood sprayed from the fresh wound as the demon fell to the ground, as blood continued to ooze from the wound, the demon howled in pain.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Black Cat’s Second Review Forum 2009
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They passed down through the scintillant, magical sheen, their moccasins rhythmically crunching the snow and their breaths wreathing mysteriously from their lips in sprayed opalescence.
CHAPTER 14 2010
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I have found that out myself, not funny I can assure you, especially when the drug/drink crazed lunatic whom you just sprayed is even more intent on battering you to a pulp.
Good For The Goose « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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As sport's oldest trophy was passed around the crew and champagne sprayed from the stage, the NZL-92 yacht was quietly docking at the other end of the port to cheers from its own supporters.
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Ernestine, but little taller than Paula, although hinting of a plus roundness to come, was a sun-healthy, clear blonde, her skin sprayed with the almost transparent flush of maidenhood at eighteen.
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