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.
was peppering
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past progressiveof pepper.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
And now Washington, the youngest of his six children, was peppering him with questions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
Before long she was peppering Mr. Roberts and Mr. Spencer about their strategy and tactics.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2016
A teenage boy with a scruffy beard and a tattoo of a heart over his heart was peppering her with questions while his friend stood by silently.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2014
The Winslow soon manœuvred so that she was peppering at all three gunboats at once.
From The Boys of '98 by James Otis
