sprinkle

(sprĭng'kəl)

v., -kled, -kling, -kles.

v.tr.

1. To scatter in drops or particles: sprinkled sugar on the cereal.
2. To scatter drops or particles on.
3. To intersperse with something as if by scattering: sprinkled his speech with quotations.
4. To distribute or intersperse at random.

v.intr.

1. To scatter something in drops or particles.
2. To fall or rain in small or infrequent drops.

n.

1. The act of sprinkling.
2. A light rainfall.
3. A small amount; a sprinkling.
4. sprinkles Small particles of candy sprinkled on ice cream as a topping.

[Middle English sprenklen, perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]

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verb

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

v

Definition: scatter, disseminate
Antonyms: collect, gather

The distribution of additional chips on a terrazzo topping prior to rolling.

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IN BRIEF: To scatter drops or bits on. Also: Light rain.

After the seeds are planted, the students will sprinkle water on the top of the soil.

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sign description: The fingers are pointing downward and wiggle as they move in a forward motion.

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For a list of words related to sprinkles, see:

• Wet weather

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See words rhyming with "sprinkle."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprinkle, sprøjte, stænke, strø, drysse, småregne
v. intr. - stænke, småregne
n. - stænk, drys

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be)strooien, (be) sproeien, motregenen, kleine regenbui

Français (French)
v. tr. - saupoudrer, parsemer, humecter, arroser
v. intr. - saupoudrer, humecter, tomber/pleuvoir des petites gouttes
n. - pincée, (Culin) nonpareilles (npl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verteilen, streuen, sprengen
n. - Sprühregen, Streusel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ψεκάζω, ραντίζω, πασπαλίζω
n. - ράντισμα, ψεκασμός, ψιχάλισμα, πασπάλισμα

Italiano (Italian)
spargere, spruzzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - borrifar
n. - borrifo (m)

Русский (Russian)
обрызгивание, окропление, окраска путем пульверизации, красящий раствор для пульверизации, небольшое количество, лейка, кропило, брызгать, окроплять, опрыскивать, разбрасывать, накрапывать, уснащать, выпадать (о дожде)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - esparcir, regar, salpicar, rociar, desparramar, bautizar con aspersión, limpiar, purificar
v. intr. - lloviznar, esparcir líquido u otra cosa en gotas o partículas
n. - rociada, líquido u otra cosa esparcida en gotas partículas, etc., pizca, poco, llovizna

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - strö ut, stänka, beströ, bespruta, fukta, dugga, strila, begjuta
n. - gnutta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
洒, 撒, 散置, 下小雨, 小雨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 灑, 撒, 散置
v. intr. - 灑, 下小雨
n. - 灑, 小雨, 散置

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (분말 따위를) 뿌리다, ~을 흩뿌리다, ~에 물을 뿌리다
v. intr. - 비가 뿌리다, (액체 등이) 뿌려지다
n. - 흩뿌려진 것, 소량, 부슬비

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - まく, 雨がぱらつく
n. - 小雨, 少量, ぱらぱら雨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرش (الاسم) رذاذ, مطر خفيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התיז, הזליף, המטיר, היזה, פיזר, בזק‬
v. intr. - ‮טפטף‬
n. - ‮גשם קל, מעט, קומץ‬

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