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All bestrew synonyms

be·strew
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verb bestrew

  • splash — to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!
  • infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
  • sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
  • pepper — 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.
  • daub — When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.
  • smudge — a dirty mark or smear.
  • speckle — a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
  • mottle — to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.
  • dribble — to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
  • shower — a person or thing that shows.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • swash — to splash, as things in water, or as water does: Waves were swashing against the piers.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • dot — a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
  • bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
  • intermix — Mix together.
  • distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
  • interlard — to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with): to interlard one's speech with oaths.
  • diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
  • stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
  • speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
  • spangle — a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
  • dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • strew — to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
  • slop — to spill or splash (liquid).
  • douse — to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
  • soil — the act or fact of soiling.
  • sputter — to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds.
  • splutter — to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed: When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered.
  • wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
  • broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
  • spray — a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
  • discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • interfuse — to intersperse, intermingle, or permeate with something.
  • sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
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