peppering

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of pepper

noun

1. (figuratively, literally)A light sprinkling or spray, as with black pepper specks, bullets, or questions.

   “Besides, the advantage sought is but a cowardly advantage; for when all is said, the pepperings from the small shot of female eloquence are great only to little men.”