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.
were 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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Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024
Tuchel, the coach who last week responded angrily to a stream of questions about Abramovich and Ukraine at a news conference, probably knew little more than those who were peppering him with questions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
But on Wednesday, Saban snapped at reporters who were peppering him with questions about his status.
From Fox News ● Oct. 25, 2019
Through his lawyers, Guzmán contacted del Castillo after being imprisoned – a time when Hollywood producers were peppering him with offers to portray his life story.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2016
The others were peppering her with questions—questions she couldn’t answer because her moths hadn’t yet come back to her.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
