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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  1. spraying
  2. sprinkling
  3. dotting
Verb
  • The current outbreak is centered just north of Tampa, and workers have been spraying to kill mosquitoes.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Pinellas County crews have been going door to door and spraying areas with high mosquito presence, according to local ABC News affiliate WFTS.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of spraying
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  • This means there’s lots of ways to add them to your diet, including blending ground flaxseed into smoothies or sprinkling whole flaxseeds on top of oatmeal.
    — Mark Gurarie, HEALTH, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Imagine sprinkling Cool Ranch Dorito seasoning on giant Fritos.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
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  • Some were obvious, like Lucia Pieroni’s crafty crystals dotting eyes at Celine and silver-leaf foreheads by makeup artist Fara Homidi at Gabriela Hearst.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • While timber and bountiful harvests may not seem to have anything to do with the planes dotting Atlanta’s skies, a new coalition sees potential in connecting the two.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dotting
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“Bestrewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrewing. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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