Peppering is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Peppering meaning
present participle and gerund of pepper
Using Peppering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pepper
- In the example corpus, peppering often appears in combinations such as: peppering the, and peppering, peppering him.
Context around Peppering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peppering
- In this selection, "peppering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kept, media, flying, tiafoe, marenghi and throughout stand out and add context to how "peppering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a renewed peppering of questions and and silliness peppering the text. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peppering" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peppering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Gunners are peppering the Everton goal now. (8 words)
He quickly corrects the line, and starts peppering him with his stock-ball, the out-swinger. (16 words)
It exhibits no sign of door dings, curb rash or an overabundance of peppering on the nose. (17 words)
The Hawks came out flying, peppering Marenghi with four shots in the first four four minutes, but Lynnfield flipped the script the rest of the period to take a 3-0 lead after netting three goals within a seven-minute span. (41 words)
Not only was Mithun finding the right length at the net and flicking the shuttle back at the last moment, his deep smashing was bothering Loh as he kept peppering the backhand side with straight and cross smashes. (38 words)
The tone of these second edition titles was noticeably one of more overt humor and silliness, peppering the text with puns (and even calling on fans to mail in suggested puns of their own for future supplements). (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Not only was Mithun finding the right length at the net and flicking the shuttle back at the last moment, his deep smashing was bothering Loh as he kept peppering the backhand side with straight and cross smashes.
The 24-year-old Watanuki, ranked 123rd, used his powerful forehand to great effect, blasting 55 winners and peppering Tiafoe from the baseline.
The couple got married in December 2021 after months of dating rumours; however, since they tied the knot officially, it's been a non-stop social media peppering for their fans and haters.
The film spends so much time peppering the viewers with jokes that it doesn't feel like the film is taking anything seriously.
The Hawks came out flying, peppering Marenghi with four shots in the first four four minutes, but Lynnfield flipped the script the rest of the period to take a 3-0 lead after netting three goals within a seven-minute span.
Airey-Bufford’s grassroots promotional efforts included launching dedicated social-media accounts, peppering the morning announcements, and finding advocates in Marzuola and some of the 56 boys at HP who share her passion.
As Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, a familiar refrain emerged: trust the confirmation process.
The Gunners are peppering the Everton goal now.
He quickly corrects the line, and starts peppering him with his stock-ball, the out-swinger.
It exhibits no sign of door dings, curb rash or an overabundance of peppering on the nose.
Security camera footage shared on social media showed a rocket impact almost directly in front of the bakery, peppering a delivery van with shrapnel and wounding its employees.
MnDOT says all ramps in the split are now open for the season, with periodic off-peak land closures peppering throughout winter.
The grenade detonated just after leaving his hand, amputating his arm above the wrist and peppering him with shrapnel.
However, even though peppering texts with little ink spots is a common phenomenon, specific languages handle this in quite diverse ways.
It’s trivial to put together, but once assembled there’s still a few extra hoops to jump through before you start peppering people with paper.
Mary Rutherford, who plays Alice, is stunning, totally embodying the ‘granny’ figure everyone knows, while peppering it with subtle clues as to her diminishing mental state.
While the teams split the faceoffs in the first period, Columbus was the aggressor early, outshooting the Golden Knights 14-13 and controlling the tempo while peppering Fleury with several opportunities.
Lewis fought a tactical fight, keeping Holyfield off balance with a long jab and peppering him with combinations almost at will.
The tone of these second edition titles was noticeably one of more overt humor and silliness, peppering the text with puns (and even calling on fans to mail in suggested puns of their own for future supplements).
Watson (2007), p. 43 Rommel conducted a text-book retreat, destroying all equipment and infrastructure left behind and peppering the land behind him with mines and booby traps.
Common combinations with peppering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: