strew (stro?o)tr.v. strewed, strewn (stro?on) or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter or distribute: strewing flowers down the aisle.2. To distribute something over (an area or surface): “Italy … was strewn thick with the remains of Roman buildings” (Bernard Berenson).3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface): “Enemy is retiring … His dead men and horses strew the roads” (Jeb Stuart).4. To spread (something) over a wide area; disseminate.[Middle English strewen, from Old English str?owian; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.