to pepper
- verb
- /ˈpɛpər/
- Sachs is an animated political animal who peppers his conversation with colorful anecdotes.
- peppered with questions
- peppered with references
So the red flags tend to get peppered in there with the good stuff.
- So the red flags tend to get peppered in there with the good stuff.
- Well, and the theme suck part, yeah, I mean, that would be true if if we just peppered this whole thing with advertisement.
- We know that neglect and abuse can sometimes pepper the back story of narcissistic of people with narcissistic personalities.
Examples
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P271 pieces of shrapnel peppered the pod's metal skin and sliced into the engine inside.
Fiction book (1996) -
While Malina prepares the meal, Annie hovers nearby, peppering her with questions about her family.
Fiction book (1993) -
In one day, three different news vehicles are peppered with small arms fire.
Fiction book (1995) -
We were peppered with cannon fire.
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PK steps left and peppers him with three quick blows to the face.
Fiction book (1992) -
He peppers him with a right, he peppers him with a left.
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Bud was sprawled at the feet of the Commander, whose back was peppered with bullet holes.
Fiction book (2001) -
After services, she had been beset by a crowd of villagers peppering her with questions about her mysterious lodger.
Fiction book (1993) -
The outnumbered and fearful whites of Ellijay peppered Gilmer with pleas for protection.
Academic text (2011) -
The children peppered the playground with colorful confetti during the celebration.
Synonyms
To attack a place by dropping explosive devices from planes
To put small drops of liquid or tiny pieces on something
To attack something repeatedly by throwing things like stones or bombs
To throw things repeatedly at a person or place
To attack a wide area from the air by dropping many bombs
Antonyms
Compounds
A small can of strong liquid that makes your eyes burn to stop people or animals
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
A steak covered with crushed pepper and cooked in a pan with brandy and butter sauce
A small tool that crushes peppercorns into ground pepper for adding flavor to food
- Specialized
A climbing plant from the tropics that makes small round spice seeds used in cooking
- Specialized
A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
A spice from a West African plant's dried fruit that has a fresh peppery taste
A small plant with spicy leaves used to add flavor to salads and decorate food
- Archaic
A spice from the seeds of a West African tree that adds a strong smell to food and medicine
- Specialized
A North American plant with strong spicy roots used for food and medicine
An evergreen shrub or small tree with leaves that have red and yellow patches and small black fruits
- Specialized
A family of tropical plants like black pepper vines with a strong smell and small flowers in spikes
- Specialized
A climbing or bush plant whose small fruits are dried to make a common cooking spice
A spicy soup with cow tripe, vegetables, and pepper often with dumplings
- UK
A small plant that grows along the ground or walls with thick leaves and bright yellow flowers
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pepper used in the sense 'to hit or fill with many small things' comes from the image of scattering tiny grains of pepper over something. That's why we say someone was peppered with questions or that a surface was peppered with small marks.