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Dictionary: strew   (strū) pronunciation
tr.v., strewed, strewn (strūn), or strewed, strew·ing, strews.
  1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle.
  2. To cover (an area or a surface) with things scattered or sprinkled: "Italy . . . was strewn thick with the remains of Roman buildings" (Bernard Berenson).
  3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface).
  4. To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.

[Middle English strewen, from Old English strēowian.]


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IN BRIEF: To spread by scattering.

pronunciation And when you stick on conversation's burrs, Don't strew your pathway with those dreadful urs. — Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestrø, strø, udstrø

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstrooien, bezaaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - éparpiller, répandre, semer

Deutsch (German)
v. - streuen, bestreuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διασπείρω/-ομαι, (δια)σκορπίζω/-ομαι, ραίνω (με άνθη κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
sparpagliare, coprire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar

Русский (Russian)
разбрасывать, разбрызгивать, покрывать, посыпать, быть разбросанным, расстилать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - esparcir, desparramar, sembrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - strö (ut), beströ, översålla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
散播, 撒满, 点缀

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 散播, 撒滿, 點綴

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 퍼트리다, 흩뿌리다, ~의 표면을 온통 뒤덮다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - まき散らす, …にまき散らす, 上に散らばる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיזר, כיסה, בזק‬


 
 
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