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- [spring-kuh l]
- /ˈsprɪŋ kəl/
- /ˈsprɪŋ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spring-kuh l]
- /ˈsprɪŋ kəl/
Definitions of sprinkle word
- verb with object sprinkle to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby. 1
- verb with object sprinkle to disperse or distribute here and there. 1
- verb with object sprinkle to overspread with drops or particles of water, powder, or the like: to sprinkle a lawn. 1
- verb with object sprinkle to diversify or intersperse with objects scattered here and there. 1
- verb without object sprinkle to scatter or disperse liquid, a powder, etc., in drops or particles. 1
- verb without object sprinkle to be sprinkled. 1
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Origin of sprinkle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English sprenklen (v.); cognate with Dutch sprenkelen, German sprenkeln; akin to Old English sprengan to sprinkle, make (something) spring, scatter, causative of springan to spring
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Parts of speech for Sprinkle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprinkle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprinkle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprinkle
verb sprinkle
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- baptize — When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- bedew — to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
noun sprinkle
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- lentigines — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- lentigo — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
Antonyms for sprinkle
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