1. the act of carelessly dropping or leaving trash in public places

1. present participle of litter; dropping or scattering trash carelessly

Examples

• Littering is illegal in most cities and carries a fine.
• The park was closed for cleaning due to excessive littering.
• She was caught littering and had to pay a $200 penalty.
• The campaign aims to reduce littering on highways.
• He was littering cigarette butts on the sidewalk.
• Stop littering and use the trash can instead.
• The beach cleanup volunteers collected tons of litter from careless littering.