strewing

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noun

The act of scattering or spreading.

Similar
diffusiondispersaldispersionrespersionspreadsprinklingscatterscattering
OriginMiddle English strewynge →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of strew
nounstrewing (plural strewings)

plural strewings

  1. The act of scattering or spreading.

    Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, respersion, spread

  2. Material that is strewn.

    Synonyms: diffusion, dispersion, sprinkling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of scattering or spreading.

Similar
diffusiondispersaldispersionrespersionspread

nounMaterial that is strewn.

Similar
diffusiondispersionsprinkling

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of scattering

Similar
scatterscattering
Broader
spreadspreading
Also see
scatterscatteringsprinkling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstrewynge
  2. Middle Englishstrewynge
  3. Englishstrewing

Inherited from Middle English strewynge.

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APA

strewing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewing

MLA

“strewing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strewing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strewing.

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