Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/
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ˈspɹɪŋkəl
Verb
To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
Usage- Transitive
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The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
And the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
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At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor.
Over the centuries the movement of clans and tribes of people has provided the kind of crop that would emerge if a blind god had sprinkled seeds at random on a field[.]
To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
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The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
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Most of the passengers watched from the enclosed promenade deck, but Sandra found her way to the higher, open promenade where she shivered and watched the city lights fade and the stars sprinkle themselves across a dark blue velvet sky.
To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
Usage- Intransitive
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It sprinkled outside all day long.
To rain very lightly outside.
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It sprinkled very early in the morning.
To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
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having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience
Noun
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
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He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
My memory leaves me with a constant and deep burning, my eyes stinging and red from short sprinkles of tears which have been sneaking up on me for days now.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
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Noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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the act of sprinkling or splashing water
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baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
a sparge of warm water over the malt
Verb
distribute loosely
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He scattered gun powder under the wagon
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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She splashed the water around her
rain gently
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It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
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Sprinkle the lawn