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

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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 5549^th 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

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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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