We interspersed a few chocolate doughnuts among all the plain ones.
•Some chocolate ones had been interspersed among the plain ones.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
intersperse — interspersedly /in teuhr sperr sid lee/, adv. interspersion /in teuhr sperr zheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., / sheuhn/, interspersal, n. /in teuhr sperrs /, v.t., interspersed, interspersing. 1. to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other… … Universalium
intersperse — in•ter•sperse [[t]ˌɪn tərˈspɜrs[/t]] v. t. spersed, spers•ing 1) to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs[/ex] 2) to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals: to… … From formal English to slang
intersperse — /ɪntəˈspɜs / (say intuh spers) verb (t) (interspersed, interspersing) 1. to scatter here and there among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs. 2. to diversify with something scattered or introduced here and there: his speech was… …
Intersperse — In ter*sperse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See {Sparse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intersperse — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈspɜː(r)s] / US [ˌɪntərˈspɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms intersperse : present tense I/you/we/they intersperse he/she/it intersperses present participle interspersing past tense interspersed past participle interspersed to put… … English dictionary
intersperse — transitive verb ( spersed; spersing) Etymology: Latin interspersus interspersed, from inter + sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter more at spark Date: 1566 1. to place something at intervals in or among < intersperse a book with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intersperse — in|ter|sperse [ ,ıntər spɜrs ] verb transitive to put something in various places in or among something else: The text can be interspersed with full page illustrations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
intersperse — [ˌɪntəˈspɜːs] verb [T] to put something in various places in or among something else The text can be interspersed with full page illustrations.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Interspersed — Intersperse In ter*sperse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See {Sparse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To scatter or set here and there among… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Interspersing — Intersperse In ter*sperse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See {Sparse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To scatter or set here and there among… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PENTATEUCH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction definition outline contents and structure the primeval history the patriarchs the exodus Sinai/Horeb Covenant and Laws the journey Moses Farewell the authors doublets and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
