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Sprinkle

Sprinkle Meaning & Definition
Sprinkle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sprinkle?

[n] the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
[n] a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
[v] scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
[v] cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force; "She splashed the water around her"
[v] distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon."
[v] rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sprinkle: besprinkle | patter | pitter-patter | scattering | sparge | sparge | spatter | spit | splash | splosh | sprinkling | sprinkling

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sprinkle:

See Also | aerosolise | aerosolize | bespangle | discharge | disperse | dot | drizzle | dust | moisten | plash | rain | rain down | rain shower | scatter | shower | spatter | splatter | spray | sprinkle | swash | watering | wet

Sprinkle In Webster's Dictionary

\Sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}.] [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.]

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