pepper
noun
a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
peppering
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present participleof pepper.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A young man stepped forward and began peppering him with questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Things are really taking hold," he said, before analysts started peppering him with questions about profits.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Their restraint with peppering the dialogue with blatant evil effectively allows the version of fear hiding behind the surface politeness of America’s nicest small towns to seep into our consciousness.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
Maybe too much satisfaction, I realized, after I heard myself peppering him with questions about RPMs, optimal battery voltage and how I could “get more juice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Moonlight glinting on Finnick’s bronze hair, beads of searing pain peppering me, a leg turned to wood.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
