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- Dictionarysprinkle/ˈsprɪŋkl/
verb
- 1. cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance: "I sprinkled the floor with water" Similar
- 2. rain very lightly: North American "it began to sprinkle"
noun
- 1. a small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface: "a generous sprinkle of pepper"
- 2. a light rain: North American "the rain grew from a mere sprinkle to a respectable drizzle"
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SPRINKLE definition: 1. to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface: 2. a very light fall of rain or snow…. Learn more.
1. : to scatter in drops or particles. 2. a. : to scatter over. b. : to scatter at intervals in or among : dot. sprinkled the speech with quips. c. : to wet lightly. intransitive verb. 1. : to scatter a liquid in fine drops. 2. : to rain lightly in scattered drops. sprinkler. ˈspriŋ-k (ə-)lər. noun. sprinkle.
sprinkles. very small pieces of colored sugar or chocolate used as a decoration on the top of cakes, etc.: Scatter sprinkles over the top of the cake and press on them gently so that they stick to the chocolate. See more. (Definition of sprinkle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
To sprinkle means to fling about small drops or particles: to sprinkle water on clothes, powder on plants. To scatter is to disperse or spread widely: to scatter seeds. To strew is to scatter, especially in such a way as to cover or partially cover a surface: to strew flowers on a grave.
A sprinkle is a light shower of something, often water. It’s also a verb that means to gently scatter something. A sprinkle of snow won’t cause school to close, but a sprinkle of fairy dust could transport you to a magical land.
To sprinkle means to fling about small drops or particles: to sprinkle water on clothes, powder on plants. To scatter is to disperse or spread widely: to scatter seeds. To strew is to scatter, esp. in such a way as to cover or partially cover a surface: to strew flowers on a grave.
SPRINKLE definition: 1. to gently drop small pieces of something over a surface: 2. a small amount of a powder or…. Learn more.
Definition of sprinkle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'sprinkle' 1. If you sprinkle a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. [...] 2. If something is sprinkled with particular things, it has a few of them throughout it and they are far apart from each other. [...] More. Conjugations of 'sprinkle'
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.
