bestrew
pronunciation
How to pronounce bestrew in British English:
UK [bɪst'ru:]
How to pronounce bestrew in American English:
US [bɪst'ru]
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- Verb:
- cover by strewing
Word Origin
- bestrew (v.)
- Old English bestreowian; see be- + strew (v.).
Example
- 1. The leaves might bestrew him and the soil gradually accumulate and form a little hillock over his frame .
- 2. The leaves might bestrew him , and the soil gradually accumulate and form a little hillock over his frame , no matter whether there were life in it or no. death was too definite an object to be wished for , or avoided .