2pepper verb
peppers; pep·pered; pep·per·ing [+ obj] : to add pepper to (food)
▪ You need to pepper the stew more.
▪ You need to pepper the stew more.
pepper with [phrasal verb] 1 pepper (someone or something) with (something) : to hit (someone) repeatedly with your fists or with objects
▪ The boxer peppered his opponent with punches. ▪ The goalie was peppered with shots. — often used figuratively ▪ The reporters peppered her with questions. [=the reporters asked her a lot of questions] 2 pepper (something) with (something) a : to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface) — usually used as (be) peppered with ▪ His face is peppered with freckles. [=he has freckles on many different parts of his face]
b : to put something in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
▪ She peppered the report with statistics.
▪ The boxer peppered his opponent with punches. ▪ The goalie was peppered with shots. — often used figuratively ▪ The reporters peppered her with questions. [=the reporters asked her a lot of questions]
b : to put something in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
▪ She peppered the report with statistics.
