Strew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spread by scattering ( is archaic)

cover; be dispersed over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈuː/.

Examples

straw
strew toys all over the carpet
Dead bodies strewed the ground

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straw

Parts of Speech

verb	spread by scattering ( is archaic) “straw”
verb	cover; be dispersed over “Dead bodies strewed the ground”

Word Forms

strewing

noun

the act of scattering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

streuen

Ausbreitung durch Streuung (ist archaisch)

🇫🇷French

parsemer

propagation par diffusion (est archaïque)

🇪🇸Spanish

esparcir

propagarse por dispersión (es arcaico)

🇮🇹Italian

spargere

diffusione per dispersione (è arcaico)

🇳🇱Dutch

strooien

verspreid door verstrooiing (is archaïsch)

🇵🇹Portuguese

espalhar

espalhar por dispersão (é arcaico)

🇷🇺Russian

посыпать

распространяться путем рассеяния (архаично)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिखेरना

प्रकीर्णन द्वारा प्रसार (पुरातन है)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্রু

বিক্ষিপ্তভাবে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে (প্রাচীন)

🇮🇳Tamil

தூவியது

சிதறல் மூலம் பரவுகிறது (தொன்மையானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

చారలు

చెదరగొట్టడం ద్వారా వ్యాప్తి చెందుతుంది (ప్రాచీనమైనది)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्ट्रू

विखुरून पसरले (पुरातन आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્ર્યુ

છૂટાછવાયા દ્વારા ફેલાય છે (પુરાતન છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಡಿತು

ಸ್ಕ್ಯಾಟರಿಂಗ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಹರಡುತ್ತದೆ (ಪ್ರಾಚೀನವಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരിച്ചു

ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ പടരുന്നു (പുരാതനമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੂੜੀ

ਖਿੰਡ ਕੇ ਫੈਲਾਉਣਾ (ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سٹرو

بکھرنے سے پھیلنا (قدیم ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肸

通过散射传播（是古老的）

🇯🇵Japanese

散らばる

散乱によって広がる（古風です）

🇰🇷Korean

뿌리다

산란에 의해 확산 (구식)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rải rác

lây lan bằng cách tán xạ ( là cổ xưa)

🇹🇭Thai

โรย

แพร่กระจายโดยการกระจัดกระจาย (เป็นคำโบราณ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menaburi

disebarkan secara berhamburan (kuno)

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkalat

kumalat sa pamamagitan ng pagkakalat ( ay archaic)

🇲🇾Malay

bertaburan

disebarkan secara berselerak (bersifat kuno)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نثر

ينتشر عن طريق التشتت (قديم)

🇮🇷Persian

ریختن

پخش شده توسط پراکندگی (باستانی است)

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmak

saçılma yoluyla yayılır (arkaiktir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַזֵר

התפשטות על ידי פיזור (הוא ארכאי)

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