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Dictionary: be·sprin·kle   (bĭ-sprĭng'kəl) pronunciation
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tr.v., -kled, -kling, -kles.
To sprinkle.

[Probably from Middle English bisprenklen, from bisprengen, from Old English besprengan : be-, be- + sprengan, to sprinkle.]


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  1. To scatter or release in drops or small particles: dust, powder, sprinkle. See strike/miss.
  2. To mark with many small spots: bespeckle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple. See marks.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  Synonyms: sprinkle, sparge

 
 
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