sprinkle
[ spring-kuhl ]
/ ˈsprɪŋ kəl /
verb (used with object), sprin·kled, sprin·kling.
verb (used without object), sprin·kled, sprin·kling.
noun
Origin of sprinkle
1350–1400; Middle English
sprenklen (v.); cognate with Dutch
sprenkelen, German
sprenkeln; akin to Old English
sprengan to sprinkle, make (something) spring, scatter, causative of
springan to
spring
SYNONYMS FOR sprinkle
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distribute,
rain.
Sprinkle,
scatter,
strew mean to fling, spread, or disperse. To
sprinkle means to fling about small drops or particles:
to sprinkle water on clothes, powder on plants. To
scatter is to disperse or spread widely:
to scatter seeds. To
strew is to scatter, especially in such a way as to cover or partially cover a surface:
to strew flowers on a grave.
OTHER WORDS FROM sprinkle
in·ter·sprin·kle, verb (used with object), in·ter·sprin·kled, in·ter·sprin·kling. pre·sprin·kle, verb (used with object), pre·sprin·kled, pre·sprin·kling. re·sprin·kle, verb, re·sprin·kled, re·sprin·kling. un·sprin·kled, adjectiveWords nearby sprinkle
springtail,
springtime,
springville,
springwood,
springy,
sprinkle,
sprinkler,
sprinkler system,
sprinklered,
sprinkling,
sprint
Example sentences from the Web for sprinkle
British Dictionary definitions for sprinkle
sprinkle
/ (ˈsprɪŋkəl) /
verb
to scatter (liquid, powder, etc) in tiny particles or droplets over (something)
(tr)
to distribute over (something)
the field was sprinkled with flowers
(intr)
to drizzle slightly
noun
the act or an instance of sprinkling or a quantity that is sprinkled
a slight drizzle
Word Origin for sprinkle
C14: probably from Middle Dutch
sprenkelen; related to Old English
spearca
spark
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