spreading /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/noun 1/ˈspɹiːdɪŋ/ noun 1forms 1 noun1 •The act by which something is spread.Small numbers [of meadowlarks] remain on farms in the southern counties throughout the winter, usually relying on fresh manure spreadings for food when snow covers the fields. — 1991 spreading /ˈspɹiːdɪŋ/ noun1 •The act of spreading (speedreading). formsspreadings