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SPRINKLE
sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge
(noun) the act of sprinkling or splashing water; “baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”; “a sparge of warm water over the malt”
scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
(noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle
(verb) scatter with liquid; wet lightly; “Sprinkle the lawn”
sprinkle, splash, splosh
(verb) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; “She splashed the water around her”
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
(verb) distribute loosely; “He scattered gun powder under the wagon”
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
(verb) rain gently; “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sprinkle (third-person singular simple present sprinkles, present participle sprinkling, simple past and past participle sprinkled)
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
(intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
(transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Noun
sprinkle (plural sprinkles)
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
Synonyms
• (light covering with a sprinkled substance): sprinkling
Anagrams
• plinkers, splinker
Proper noun
Sprinkle (plural Sprinkles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sprinkle is the 5549th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6265 individuals. Sprinkle is most common among White (90.89%) individuals.
Anagrams
• plinkers, splinker
Source: Wiktionary
Sprin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprinkling.] Etym: [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See Spring, v. i., and cf. Sprent.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.
Sprin"kle, v. i.
1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles. And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. Lev. xiv. 16.
2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Sprin"kle, n.
1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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