strew /struː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense strewed , past participle strewn /struːn/ or strewed ) [transitive usually passive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: strewian ]
1 . to scatter things around a large area
be strewn with something
The street was strewn with broken glass.
strew something around/about/over etc something
clothes strewn across the floor
2 . strewn with something written containing a lot of something:
conversation liberally strewn with swear words
3 . literary to lie scattered over something:
Flowers strewed the path.