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sprin·kle
 sprinkle
- pronunciation:
- sprIng
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 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sprinkled, sprinkles, sprinkling |
| definition 1: |
to scatter or drop (a substance) in droplets or small particles.
- synonyms:
- powder, spray
- similar words:
- dash, disperse, dribble, dust, sift, spatter, spit, splash, splatter
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| definition 2: |
to scatter or drop droplets or small particles upon.
He is sprinkling the lawn.She sprinkled the salad with grated cheese.- synonyms:
- mist, shower, spray
- similar words:
- bespatter, dust, fog, spatter, splash, splatter, squirt, water
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| definition 3: |
to scatter loosely or randomly.
His speech is sprinkled with foreign words.- synonyms:
- disperse, intersperse, punctuate, scatter, strew
- similar words:
- dot, dust, fleck, splash
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| related words: |
broadcast, crumb, dew, distribute, drip, litter, trickle |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to scatter or drop something in droplets or small particles.
- synonyms:
- splash, spray
- similar words:
- dribble, dust, plash, sift, spatter, splatter
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| definition 2: |
to rain very lightly (often prec. by it).
It has been sprinkling off and on.- similar words:
- drizzle, mist, rain, shower, trickle
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| related words: |
spray |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slight amount of rain.
- synonyms:
- shower
- similar words:
- scatter
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| definition 2: |
a small amount or number.
a sprinkle of applause- synonyms:
- dribble, scattering, smattering, trickle
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| definition 3: |
the act of sprinkling.
- synonyms:
- scattering, splash, spraying
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| related words: |
couple, dash, dribble, leak, modicum, note, tang, trickle |
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