strew
verb (used with object)
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle.
are strewing
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present progressiveof strew.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He leans forward slightly, and is looking to the ladies, who are strewing his path with flowers.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by James H. Head
"Yes; one of the floating mines that the Germans are strewing about in open defiance of all the laws," answered the captain with a bitter voice.
From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Kenneth Ward
"You are strewing wormwood over this blissful hour."
From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern
In our isle’s enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing.
From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Gordon Stables
In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing.
From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
