besprinkle

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be·sprin·kle

(bĭ-sprĭng′kəl)

tr.v. be·sprin·kled, be·sprin·kling, be·sprin·kles

To sprinkle.

[Probably from Middle English bisprenklen, from bisprengen, from Old English besprengan : be-, be- + sprengan, to sprinkle.]

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besprinkle

(bɪˈsprɪŋkəl)

(tr) to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc

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besprinkle

Past participle: besprinkled
Gerund: besprinkling

Imperative
besprinkle
besprinkle

Present
I besprinkle
you besprinkle
he/she/it besprinkles
we besprinkle
you besprinkle
they besprinkle

Preterite
I besprinkled
you besprinkled
he/she/it besprinkled
we besprinkled
you besprinkled
they besprinkled

Present Continuous
I am besprinkling
you are besprinkling
he/she/it is besprinkling
we are besprinkling
you are besprinkling
they are besprinkling

Present Perfect
I have besprinkled
you have besprinkled
he/she/it has besprinkled
we have besprinkled
you have besprinkled
they have besprinkled

Past Continuous
I was besprinkling
you were besprinkling
he/she/it was besprinkling
we were besprinkling
you were besprinkling
they were besprinkling

Past Perfect
I had besprinkled
you had besprinkled
he/she/it had besprinkled
we had besprinkled
you had besprinkled
they had besprinkled

Future
I will besprinkle
you will besprinkle
he/she/it will besprinkle
we will besprinkle
you will besprinkle
they will besprinkle

Future Perfect
I will have besprinkled
you will have besprinkled
he/she/it will have besprinkled
we will have besprinkled
you will have besprinkled
they will have besprinkled

Future Continuous
I will be besprinkling
you will be besprinkling
he/she/it will be besprinkling
we will be besprinkling
you will be besprinkling
they will be besprinkling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been besprinkling
you have been besprinkling
he/she/it has been besprinkling
we have been besprinkling
you have been besprinkling
they have been besprinkling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been besprinkling
you will have been besprinkling
he/she/it will have been besprinkling
we will have been besprinkling
you will have been besprinkling
they will have been besprinkling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been besprinkling
you had been besprinkling
he/she/it had been besprinkling
we had been besprinkling
you had been besprinkling
they had been besprinkling

Conditional
I would besprinkle
you would besprinkle
he/she/it would besprinkle
we would besprinkle
you would besprinkle
they would besprinkle

Past Conditional
I would have besprinkled
you would have besprinkled
he/she/it would have besprinkled
we would have besprinkled
you would have besprinkled
they would have besprinkled

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Verb

besprinkle - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"

sparge, sprinkle

wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"

besprinkle

verb

1. To scatter or release in drops or small particles:

dust, powder, sprinkle.

2. To mark with many small spots:

bespeckle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple.

Translations

besprinkle

[bɪˈsprɪŋkl] VT (with liquid) → salpicar, rociar (with de) (with powder) → espolvorear (with de)

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besprinkle

vt (with liquid) → besprengen, bespritzen; (with powder) → bestäuben

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He started up, left Blifil to his fate, and flew to Sophia, whom, while all the rest were running against each other, backward and forward, looking for water in the dry paths, he caught up in his arms, and then ran away with her over the field to the rivulet above mentioned; where, plunging himself into the water, he contrived to besprinkle her face, head, and neck very plentifully.

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If you besprinkle the Object-plate, upon which you view them, with a pretty quantity of Oatmeal, you shall see what working and tugging these poor little Animals make amongst it, running and scudding amongst it, under it, over it, and into it, like Rabbits into their Burrows; and sometimes casting it and heaving it up, (as Moles or Pioners do earth) and trolling to and fro with this mealy dust ...

Unreliable observers, flawed instruments, 'disciplined viewings': handling specimens in early modern microscopy

His reconstruction of events naturally lacks the usual interesting extracts from diaries and quotes from letters that possibly will besprinkle later historical studies of this era.

Cosmology comes of age

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