strewing
Spreading things around
Strewing is the present participle of strew, meaning to scatter or spread things loosely over a surface.
Papers might be strewn across a desk, flower petals strewn along an aisle: Kids were strewing their toys everywhere.
The past participle is strewed or strewn.
Distribute in random directions
- sprinkleLight scattering of particles
- tossLight, casual throw
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- sowImplant in earth
broadcast · distribute · pepper · dot · intersperse · disseminate · cast · throw
Extravagant amount present
- bountyReward for capture
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
- petalsColored bloom segments
flowers · rushes · herbs · rose-petals · offerings · garlands · blossoms · leaves
scatter
Distribute in random directions
sow · broadcast · distribute · pepper · dot · intersperse · disseminate · cast · throw · shower
profusion
Extravagant amount present
- bountyReward for capture
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
petals · flowers · rushes · herbs · rose-petals · offerings · garlands · blossoms · leaves
haphazard
Lacking organization or plan
disordered · jumbled · disheveled · chaotic · messy · untidy · random · thrown · flung · tossed
blanket
Soft bed covering
mantle · shroud · veil · overlay · coating · mulch · pall · film · bedding · dusting
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
- dirtyingsoiling, dirtying, staining, smearing, smudging
- alternative educationalternative schools, democratic education, homeschooling, homeschool, unschooling
strewinggathering
Collection of people meeting
collecting · amassing · accumulating · heaping · piling
strewingtidying
Making spaces orderly
organizing · arranging · ordering · straightening · neatening