What is "sprinkle" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sprinkle mean in English? Meaning of sprinkle definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sprinkle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sprinkle": a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

Noun

  • Meaning: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  • Synonyms: scattering sprinkle sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: rain shower shower
  • Meaning of "sprinkle": distribute loosely

    Verb

  • Meaning: distribute loosely
  • Example: He scattered gun powder under the wagon
  • Synonyms: disperse dot dust scatter sprinkle
  • Hyponyms: aerosolise aerosolize bespangle plash spatter splash splatter splosh spray sprinkle swash
  • Hypernyms: discharge
  • Meaning of "sprinkle": the act of sprinkling or splashing water

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  • Example: baptized with a sprinkling of holy water a sparge of warm water over the malt
  • Synonyms: sparge sprinkle sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: watering
  • Meaning of "sprinkle": cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
  • Example: She splashed the water around her
  • Synonyms: splash splosh sprinkle
  • Hyponyms: drizzle moisten salt
  • Hypernyms: disperse dot dust scatter sprinkle
  • Meaning of "sprinkle": rain gently

    Verb

  • Meaning: rain gently
  • Example: It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
  • Synonyms: patter pitter-patter spatter spit sprinkle
  • Hypernyms: rain rain down
  • Meaning of "sprinkle": scatter with liquid; wet lightly

    Verb

  • Meaning: scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  • Example: Sprinkle the lawn
  • Synonyms: besprinkle sparge sprinkle
  • Hypernyms: wet
  • Synonyms:

    moisten, dredge, smear, shower, spray, stud, dust, strew, dot, freckle, christen, dampen, spit, spot, rain, speckle, baptize, powder, shake, squirt, mist, speck, pepper, spritz,

    Antonyms:

    collect, gather,

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