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.
will pepper
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future tenseof pepper.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Music from the James Bond films and a night of prog rock classics will pepper this year's BBC Proms, alongside the usual programme of orchestras, operas and soloists.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
This premier grinder will pepper your steak in seven cranks instead of 70.
From The Verge ● May 15, 2021
Signs will pepper the venue describing store capacity, and dividers will separate entryways to dictate the flow of traffic.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2020
But insurers are worried that perplexed consumers will pepper them with tax questions they’re not qualified to answer.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2015
He who has plenty of pepper will pepper his cabbage.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
