Definition of "peppering" [pep•per•ing]

• Present participle of pepper. (verb)

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• "King; but the star belonged as much to Germany and France as to England, and astronomers abroad scouted the idea of peppering the heavens with the names of nobodies."
• "Rising before the sun, Sibley could hear endless deep, croaking calls peppering the darkness, and when dawn finally broke, it revealed more than"
• "He's referred to as Darth Cheney because in his perverted version of America, capitalism is when no-bid contracts are awarded to the company you used to run, lying under oath about WMDs is acceptable, attempting to claim the BP's office is not really under either the executive or legislative branches, and shooting your friend in the face is referred to as "peppering"."