interspersing
present participle ofintersperse
intersperse
verb[T]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈspɜːs/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈspɝːs/tomixone thing in with another in a way that is notregular:
Thedocumentaryinterspersesgraphicalanimationswithfilmclipsof theactualevent.
Herhandwrittennoteswere interspersedthroughoutthetext.
Mixing and mixtures
- amalgam
- be neither one thing nor the otheridiom
- blend
- blend in/blend intosomething
- blender
- blitz
- crossed
- decoction
- emulsion
- guaraná
- homogeneous mixture
- meld
- methylate
- mingle
- mosaic
- mush
- saturated solution
- scramble
- substance
- synthesis
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Inserting and forcing things into other things
Examplesofinterspersing
interspersing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Interspersingfamily life with his professional activities makes the narrative harder to follow, and career changes sometimes leave the reader hanging.
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Following practice items with feedback, the test consisted of 16 items randomlyinterspersingeight sound questions and eight meaning questions.
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It is thisinterspersingof faithfulness constraints within a family of well-formedness constraints that obviates the apparent contradictions that are sometimes observed in conventional derivational theories.
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I hope be will forgive me, therefore, forinterspersingthose words.
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In this way the auctioneer pretends to sell all the articles on the counter, articles known as the hinten lots,interspersingeach with some cheap articles which are genuinely sold.
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The film was most notable forinterspersingdance choreography with war footage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The book blends fact and fiction throughout,interspersingcommentary from the fictional band members with actual quotes from their creators, collaborators and critics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pichavaram consists of a number of islandsinterspersinga vast expanse of water covered with green trees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It consists of nine movements,interspersingarias with varied texture and recitative with continuo.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The extra rooms are created by regularlyinterspersingthe same modules (as used in the east tower) with - additionally - four squarer bedroom modules.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had his players participate in cultural activities such as dancing and singing with indigenous tribesmen, and reached out to the local children,interspersinghis presentations with self-deprecating jibes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The show included a heavy use of soundtrack music and theinterspersingof events on screen with after-the-fact confessionals recorded by cast members, that serve as narration.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Don can be blistering away on guitar, stretching his vocal range to its limits andinterspersingwild wails and growls, and yet the song still comes across as comforting.
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