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How to pronounce strew in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms straw
Type of distribute, spread
Has types bestrew, litter
Derivation strewing


strew toys all over the carpet.
Type Words
Type of cover, spread over


Dead bodies strewed the ground.

Examples of strew

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You can strew the ashes in the crematorium gardens under the trees, for $100.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Strew with sea salt, pepper, roast potatoes, garlic cloves and rocket leaves.
From the smh.com.au
Carefully lift the bird and strew the remaining herbs over the vegetables.
From the guardian.co.uk
Reduce flame to low and strew in pieces of spinach and cubed bacon pieces.
From the abcnews.go.com
You can also strew a few nuts and acorns sporadically around the candles.
From the theepochtimes.com
Strew this with sea salt and lay the two halves, skin on to the salt, gently in the pan.
From the independent.co.uk
Using the parchment as a funnel, quickly and evenly strew the surface with the crumb topping.
From the delawareonline.com
That means flapper dresses, confetti-strew parties, popping bottles and some fabulous suits.
From the entertainment.time.com
The children then strew them between the railway tracks to dry.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
  • Cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"
  • (strewing) scatter: the act of scattering
  • Strewn Winery is a small winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1997 by winemaker Joe Will and his wife, food writer Jane Langdon.
  • To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner
  • (strewed) Simple past of strew