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Uncommonlittered
The correct spelling is littered.
How to pronounce littered
verb
Say it like: Lit-ter-ed
The correct spelling is littered. To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles). For example: "By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering."
Usage Examples
“By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
- 2.To scatter carelessly about.
- 3.To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
- 4.To give birth to, used of animals.
- 5.To produce a litter of young.
adjective
- 1.Covered in litter
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