bestrewing

verb

present participle of bestrew
as in spraying
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestrewing
  1. spraying
  2. sprinkling
  3. dotting
Verb
  • Khachanov, the 30-year-old Russian was powerful off his return but Auger-Aliassime was spraying groundstrokes or hitting balls into the net.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Designed as a water-free alternative to costly water-spraying setups, this technology mitigates high track temperatures caused by extreme heat waves, reducing deformation risks and speed delays.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of spraying
Verb
  • The duo wants to be there for the good, the bad, and the questionably smelly while sprinkling some happy-go-lucky magic over all of it.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But instead of overwhelming players like a Ubisoft title, Nihei and his team take a more measured approach, sprinkling the quests after each major upgrade.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Verb
  • There are countless other chullpas (round, stone structures that look something between a massive pizza oven and a small lighthouse) that house ancient remains, just dotting the foothills of the mountains here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The neighborhood cameras have prompted pushback in localities big and small, dotting red and blue states.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dotting
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“Bestrewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrewing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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