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.
peppered
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past participleof pepper.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pepper.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
peppernouna 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.
Example Sentences
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The judge had peppered the government with questions citing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
One side of Sahil's face and the back of his right arm are peppered with tiny holes.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was freezing, and loud, and it was peppered with hard, biting flakes of snow—but it was blowing me up the mountain.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
