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- 1. sprinkle all over with small drops or amounts of a substance: literary "he saw his master besprinkled with blood"
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verb. (transitive) to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. besprinkle in American English. (biˈsprɪŋkəl ; bɪˈsprɪŋkəl ) verb transitive Word forms: beˈsprinkled or beˈsprinkling. to sprinkle over (with something) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
verb. be· sprin· kle bi-ˈspriŋ-kəl. bē- besprinkled; besprinkling; besprinkles. transitive verb. : sprinkle. Word History. Etymology. Middle English besprengeln, frequentative of besprengen. First Known Use. 15th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of besprinkle was in the 15th century.
besprinkle Add to list. besprinkle. Other forms: besprinkled; besprinkling; besprinkles. Definitions of besprinkle. verb. scatter with liquid; wet lightly. synonyms: sparge, sprinkle. see more.
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. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
A complete guide to the word "BESPRINKLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the verb besprinkle mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb besprinkle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
May 13, 2024 · besprinkle (third-person singular simple present besprinkles, present participle besprinkling, simple past and past participle besprinkled) (archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
Besprinkle definition: to sprinkle (something) all over, as with water or a powder.. See examples of BESPRINKLE used in a sentence.
Besprinkle Definition. bĭ-sprĭngkəl. besprinkled, besprinkles, besprinkling. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. besprinkled. To sprinkle. American Heritage. To sprinkle over (with something) Webster's New World. (archaic) To sprinkle with. Wiktionary. Synonyms: mottle. freckle. speck. pepper. stipple. speckle.
verb scatter with liquid; wet lightly. Etymologies. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. [Probably from Middle English bisprenklen, from bisprengen, from Old English besprengan : be-, be- + sprengan, to sprinkle.] or to add your own related words. wet. besprinkle: To sprinkle.
