outstretching
Spreading limbs wide
Outstretching is extending or spreading outward, especially of arms or hands: She stood outstretching her arms toward the horizon.
The word emphasizes the ongoing action of reaching or spreading, whether literal or figurative: The empire kept outstretching its borders.
Increasing in reach
- reachingExtending toward something
- spreadingExtending over space
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
- openingGap or start
expanding · lengthening · projecting · thrusting · proffering · presenting · offering · raising
Upper body limbs
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- receivingAcquiring what's sent
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
enfolding · gathering · beckoning · inviting · grasping · clasping · hugging · open-armed
Growing in scope
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
amplifying · increasing · spanning · reaching · encompassing · covering · spreading · growing
extending
Increasing in reach
opening · expanding · lengthening · projecting · thrusting · proffering · presenting · offering · raising · lifting
arms
Upper body limbs
encompassing · enfolding · gathering · beckoning · inviting · grasping · clasping · hugging · open-armed · greeting
expanding
Growing in scope
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- wideningIncreasing in extent
enlarging · amplifying · increasing · spanning · reaching · encompassing · covering · spreading · growing · range
outstretchingretracting
Withdrawing a statement
withdrawing · pulling back · drawing in · pulling in · recoiling
outstretchingcontracting
Reducing in volume
compressing · constricting · folding · shrinking · condensing
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