sprinkle
Collocations
4(verb.)
ADV
lightly | evenly
PREP
on, onto, over
She sprinkled chocolate chips onto the cookie dough before baking.
with
The baker sprinkled the fresh donuts with powdered sugar this morning.
Definitions
verb
To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
And the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
Most of the passengers watched from the enclosed promenade deck, but Sandra found her way to the higher, open promenade where she shivered and watched the city lights fade and the stars sprinkle themselves across a dark blue velvet sky.
To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
It sprinkled outside all day long.
To rain very lightly outside.
It sprinkled very early in the morning.
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
noun
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
My memory leaves me with a constant and deep burning, my eyes stinging and red from short sprinkles of tears which have been sneaking up on me for days now.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of sprinkling or splashing water
noun — a light shower that falls in some locations and not others n
verb — scatter with liquid
- sparge
- besprinkle
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
WiktionaryAnd the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
WiktionaryAt twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so dispos
WiktionaryHe decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
WiktionaryMy memory leaves me with a constant and deep burning, my eyes stinging and red from short sprinkles of tears which have been sneaking up on me for days now.
WiktionaryWe sprinkle salt for purification.
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