intersperse
verb (used with object)
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things.
interspersing
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present participleof intersperse.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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With a growing online fanbase, he started interspersing TikTok cover versions with snippets of originals.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Auster adds more color to the proceedings by interspersing his narrative with samples of his characters’ autobiographical writings: Anna’s stories and Baumgartner’s account of his trip “through the bloodlands of Eastern Europe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Upchurch’s elegant interspersing of ethereal choral music by Heather Christian is one of this production’s most alluring features, along with costumes in eye-popping patterns by Enver Chakartash.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
And so it was that Forestier restored the park, interspersing bulb-planted lawns with prized horticultural collections, including peonies, irises and waterlilies, along with the classic rose garden.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
For two weeks he lay, interspersing long periods of unconsciousness with hours of wild, delirious raving.
From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
