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Definition of spiderwebbing

spiderwebbing

/ˈspaɪ.dɚˌwɛb.ɪŋ/
spi · der · web · bing

Plural:spiderwebbings
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Adjective:spiderwebbed
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Past Simple:spiderwebbed
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Past Participle:spiderwebbed
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Present Participle:spiderwebbing
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spiderwebbing Lexical Profile

spiderwebbing Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A radiating, interconnected pattern of fine cracks or lines resembling a spider's web, especially in glass, glaze, paint, or ice.

Example

"The antique ceramic vase showed delicate spiderwebbing across its glaze after decades of temperature changes."


2

A brainstorming and note-taking technique in which a central concept is written in the middle of a page and related ideas branch outward in a web-like diagram.

Example

"The writing instructor encouraged the students to use spiderwebbing to organize their thoughts before drafting the essay."

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• verb

1

To form or cover with an intricate, radiating network of cracks, lines, or filaments resembling a spider's web (present participle of spiderweb).

Example

"Frost was spiderwebbing across the windowpane as the night temperature dropped below freezing."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Spiderwebbing. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/spiderwebbing
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