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pepperings

pepperings is the plural of peppering.

Meaning of peppering

Noun

peppering (plural pepperings)

  1. (figuratively, literally) A light sprinkling or spray, as with black pepper specks, bullets, or questions.
    • Besides, the advantage sought is but a cowardly advantage; for when all is said, the pepperings from the small shot of female eloquence are great only to little men.1840, Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume 60, page 57

Questions about pepperings

What is pepperings the plural of?
Pepperings is the plural of peppering.

Words near pepperings in the dictionary

  1. pepperiest
  2. pepperily
  3. pepperiness
  4. peppering
  5. peppering up
  6. pepperings
  7. pepperish
  8. pepperishly
  9. pepperita
  10. pepperitas
  11. pepperless

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