sprinkle

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/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A light covering with a sprinkled substance.“He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.”
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.

verb

To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).“The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.”
To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.“The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.”
To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.“It sprinkled outside all day long.”
To rain very lightly outside.“It sprinkled very early in the morning.”

Related words

Synonyms

sprinkling besprinkle spatter splosh splash dot dust scatter scattering pitter-patter disperse patter spit sparge rain water paprika

Associated

aspergillum hyssop sprinkles purify unclean glitter stripper sprinkled sacrificial porn cereal cinnamon

Rhymes

twinkle tinkle wrinkle kinkle rip van winkle bullwinkle kinkel think ill garfinkle bulwinkle

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