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Present participle for to scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area or surface
“Brush the loaves with the egg yolks and pepper the top with the walnuts.”
Present participle for to mark with dots or spots
“Overhead, the stars pepper the sky.”
Present participle for to hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot
“After about a half-minute, the mortar shells, which had to go way up and then drop almost straight down, would pepper the area all around me.”
Present participle for to give or add flavor to, typically by seasoning
Present participle for to throw or launch something in a given direction
Present participle for to fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities like, or as of, rain
A small amount or number, especially of something sprinkled
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