strewing

English

Etymology

From Middle English strewynge.

Verb

strewing

1. present participle and gerund of strew

Noun

strewing (plural strewings)

1. The act of scattering or spreading.

   Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, respersion, spread

2. Material that is strewn.

   Synonyms: diffusion, dispersion, sprinkling

Derived terms

• strewing herb

References

• “strewing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Wingerts, wresting, wringest