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pepper

/ˈpɛpər/ /ˈpɛpə/
verb Regular verbpepper peppered
  1. 1
    (yemeğe) karabiber ekmek, biberlemek

    To put pepper on food to give it more flavour.

    • Salt and pepper the chicken before you put it in the oven.
      Tavuğu fırına vermeden önce tuzlayıp biberleyin.
    • He peppered his soup heavily and then started to eat.
      Çorbasına bolca karabiber ekti, sonra yemeye başladı.
  2. 2
    serpiştirmek, (bir şeyle) doldurmak

    To scatter many small things across a surface, or through a speech or text.

    • His speech was peppered with jokes and funny stories.
      Konuşmasına espriler ve komik hikâyeler serpiştirmişti.
    • Small fishing villages pepper the rocky coastline.
      Kayalık kıyı boyunca küçük balıkçı köyleri serpiştirilmiş gibidir.
  3. 3
    (birini) soru yağmuruna tutmak

    To ask someone a lot of questions quickly, one after another.

    • The children peppered the visiting astronaut with questions about space.
      Çocuklar, ziyarete gelen astronotu uzayla ilgili soru yağmuruna tuttu.
    • Reporters peppered her with questions as she left the hotel.
      Otelden çıkarken gazeteciler onu soru yağmuruna tuttu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base pepper
/ˈpɛpər/
Past peppered
/ˈpɛpərd/
Participle peppered
/ˈpɛpərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpepper → peppered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. peppered /ˈpɛpərd/

Synonyms

seasonsprinklescatterdotbombard

Collocations

salt and pepper somethingbe peppered with somethingpepper a speech with jokespepper someone with questionsliberally peppered with

Related Words

seasonsaltspicesprinkle

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