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Past tense for to scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area or surface
“Brush the loaves with the egg yolks and pepper the top with the walnuts.”
Past tense for to mark with dots or spots
“Overhead, the stars pepper the sky.”
Past tense for to hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot
“After about a half-minute, the mortar shells, which had to go way up and then drop almost straight down, would pepper the area all around me.”
Past tense for to give or add flavor to, typically by seasoning
Past tense for to throw or launch something in a given direction
Past tense for to fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities like, or as of, rain
Decorated or augmented with flecks or sprinkles (of something)
Strongly flavored with pepper or other hot spices
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