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interspersing

interspersing is the present participle and gerund of intersperse.

Meaning of intersperse

Verb

intersperse (third-person singular simple present intersperses, present participle interspersing, simple past and past participle interspersed)

  1. To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.
    • For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life.1991, Frank Biocca, Television and Political Advertising: Signs, codes, and images, page 76
  2. (transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
    • When writing, I intersperse details.
    Synonyms:
    thread
  3. (transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
    • Mother Nature interspersed the petunias with a few dandelions, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.

Questions about interspersing

What is interspersing the present participle and gerund of?
Interspersing is the present participle and gerund of intersperse.

Words near interspersing in the dictionary

  1. interspersed
  2. interspersedly
  3. intersperser
  4. interspersers
  5. intersperses
  6. interspersing
  7. interspersion
  8. interspersions
  9. intersphenoid
  10. intersphenoidal
  11. interspheral

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