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sprin·kle
(sprĭng′kəl)v. sprin·kled, sprin·kling, sprin·kles
v.tr.
1. To scatter in drops or particles: sprinkled sugar on the cereal.
2. To scatter drops or particles on: sprinkled the buns with flour.
3. To intersperse with something as if by scattering: sprinkled his speech with quotations.
4. To distribute or intersperse at random: sprinkled jokes throughout the speech.
v.intr.
1. To scatter something in drops or particles.
2. To fall or rain in small or infrequent drops.
n.
1. The act of sprinkling.
2. A light rainfall.
3. A small amount; a sprinkling.
4. sprinkles Small particles of candy sprinkled on ice cream as a topping.
[Middle English sprenklen, perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]
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sprinkle
(ˈsprɪŋkəl)vb
1. to scatter (liquid, powder, etc) in tiny particles or droplets over (something)
2. (tr) to distribute over (something): the field was sprinkled with flowers.
3. (intr) to drizzle slightly
n
4. the act or an instance of sprinkling or a quantity that is sprinkled
5. (Physical Geography) a slight drizzle
[C14: probably from Middle Dutch sprenkelen; related to Old English spearca spark1]
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sprin•kle
(ˈsprɪŋ kəl)v. -kled, -kling,
n. v.t.
1. to scatter in drops or particles: sprinkling water on the flowers.
2. to disperse or distribute here and there.
3. to overspread with drops or particles of water, powder, or the like: to sprinkle a lawn.
4. to diversify or intersperse with objects scattered here and there.
v.i. 5. to scatter or disperse liquid, a powder, etc., in drops or particles.
6. to rain slightly in scattered drops.
n. 7. an act or instance of sprinkling.
8. something used for sprinkling.
9. Usu., sprinkles. small pieces of flavored candy used to decorate cakes, cookies, and ice cream.
10. a light rain.
11. a small quantity or number.
[1350–1400; Middle English sprenklen (v.), perhaps < Middle Dutch sprenkelen; akin to spring]
sprin′kler, n.
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Sprinkle
a small quantity that is sprinkled.Examples: sprinkle of common turnip cabbages, 1768; of disconnected factions, 1862; of fruit, 1825; of new growth on the market, 1890; of better instructed persons, 1844; of snow, 1888; of holy water, 1665.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
sprinkle
Past participle: sprinkled
Gerund: sprinkling
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| Noun | 1. |  sprinkle - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearbyrain shower, shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" |
| 2. | sprinkle - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" watering - wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering" | |
| Verb | 1. | sprinkle - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolize, aerosolise - disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" |
| 2. | sprinkle - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" salt - sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps" | |
| 3. | sprinkle - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" | |
| 4. |  sprinkle - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" |
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sprinkle
verb
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sprinkle
verb1. To scatter or release in drops or small particles:
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Translations
يَرُش
postříkatposypat
dryssestænke
hintmeghint
sáldra, strá, dreifa
apibarstytiapšlakstyti
apbārstītapsmidzinātbārstītsmidzināt
postriekať
posutiškropiti
serpmek
sprinkle
[ˈsprɪŋkl]A. N → rociada f, salpicadura f
a sprinkle of salt → un poquito de sal
a sprinkle of rain → unas gotitas de lluvia
a sprinkle of salt → un poquito de sal
a sprinkle of rain → unas gotitas de lluvia
B. VT → rociar (with de) to sprinkle water on a plant; sprinkle a plant with water → rociar una planta de agua
to sprinkle sugar over a cake; sprinkle a cake with sugar → espolvorear un bizcocho con azúcar
a rose sprinkled with dew → una rosa cubierta de rocío
a lawn sprinkled with daisies → una extensión de césped salpicada de margaritas
they are sprinkled about here and there → están esparcidos aquí y allá
to sprinkle sugar over a cake; sprinkle a cake with sugar → espolvorear un bizcocho con azúcar
a rose sprinkled with dew → una rosa cubierta de rocío
a lawn sprinkled with daisies → una extensión de césped salpicada de margaritas
they are sprinkled about here and there → están esparcidos aquí y allá
C. VI (with rain) → lloviznar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sprinkle
[ˈsprɪŋkəl] vt (with water) → asperger; (with sugar, salt) → saupoudrer; (with grated chocolate, cheese) → parsemer
to sprinkle water on sth, to sprinkle sth with water → asperger qch d'eau
to sprinkle sugar on sth, to sprinkle sth with sugar → saupoudrer qch de sucre
to sprinkle water on sth, to sprinkle sth with water → asperger qch d'eau
to sprinkle sugar on sth, to sprinkle sth with sugar → saupoudrer qch de sucre
(fig) to be sprinkled with sth [+ errors, quotations] → être parsemé(e) de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sprinkle
vt water → sprenkeln, sprengen; lawn, plant → besprengen; (with holy water) → besprengen; salt, dust, sugar etc → streuen; dish, cake → bestreuen; a lawn sprinkled with daisies → ein mit Gänseblümchen durchzogener Rasen; his hair was sprinkled with grey → sein Haar war grau meliert; churches/pubs are sprinkled throughout the town → man findet Kirchen/Gasthäuser über die ganze Stadt verstreut; sprinkled with quotations → mit Zitaten durchsetzt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sprinkle
[ˈsprɪŋkl] vt to sprinkle with (gen) → cospargere di; (water) → spruzzare dithey are sprinkled about here and there → sono sparsi un po' dovunque
to sprinkle water on → spruzzare dell'acqua su
to sprinkle sugar on, sprinkle with sugar → spolverizzare di zucchero
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sprinkle
(ˈspriŋkl) verb to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits. He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.
ˈsprinkler noun an apparatus for sprinkling eg water over a lawn.
ˈsprinkling noun a small amount or a few. There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.
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