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sprinkle (v. trans.)
1.provide with water"We watered the buffalo"
2.spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)"strew toys all over the carpet"
3.scatter with liquid; wet lightly"Sprinkle the lawn"
4.cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force"She splashed the water around her"
5.distribute loosely"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
6.rain gently"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
sprinkle (n.)
1.the act of sprinkling or splashing water"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water" "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
2.a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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Merriam Webster
SprinkleSprin"kle (sprĭṉ"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprinkling (-klĭng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See Spring, v. i., and cf. Sprent.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.
SprinkleSprin"kle, v. i.
1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.
And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. Lev. xiv. 16.
2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
SprinkleSprin"kle, n.
1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]
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sprinkle (n.)
sprinkle (v.)
bestrew, diffuse, disperse, distribute, irrigate, litter, powder, scatter about, scatter around, scatter round, spatter, spray, spread, strew, water
Ver também
sprinkle (v. trans.)
↘ can, diffusion, dissemination, garden sprinkler, scattering, sprinkler, watering can, watering-can, watering pot
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sprinkle (n.)
watering[Hyper.]
besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle - empty, splash, splosh, sprinkle[Dérivé]
sprinkle (n.)
sprinkle (v.)
sprinkle (v. tr.)
sprinkle; water[ClasseHyper.]
furnish, provide, render, supply[Hyper.]
water boy, waterer - waterer - H2O, water[Dérivé]
sprinkle (v. tr.)
spread; beam[Classe]
sprinkle (v. tr.)
wet[Hyper.]
sparge, sprinkle, sprinkling - garden sprinkler, sprinkler[Dérivé]
sprinkle (v. tr.)
pour; pour out[Classe]
sprinkle (v. tr.)
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