'Sprinkle' definitions:
Definition of 'sprinkle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling]
noun
The act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge]
verb
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]
verb
Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: sprinkle, splash, splosh]
verb
Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter- patter]
verb
Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]
Definition of 'Sprinkle'
From: GCIDE
- Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\ (spr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprinkling (-kl[i^]ng).] [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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. [1913 Webster]
- Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. --Heb. x. 22. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sprinkle'
From: GCIDE
- Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i.
- 1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles. [1913 Webster]
- And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. --Lev. xiv. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sprinkle'
From: GCIDE
- Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n.
- 1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sprinkle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asperge,
- asperse,
- band,
- baptize,
- bar,
- bedew,
- bespangle,
- bespatter,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- besprinkle,
- blood rain,
- blotch,
- bread,
- check,
- checker,
- christen,
- crumb,
- dabble,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dapple,
- dash,
- dew,
- dip,
- dot,
- douche,
- dredge,
- drizzle,
- drum,
- dust,
- evening mist,
- fall,
- flake,
- fleck,
- flour,
- flurry,
- foam,
- freckle,
- froth,
- gout of rain,
- harlequin,
- hose,
- hose down,
- humect,
- humectate,
- humidify,
- immerse,
- iris,
- irrigate,
- maculate,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- mist,
- misty rain,
- mizzle,
- moisten,
- moisture,
- motley,
- mottle,
- paddle,
- patter,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pimple,
- pitter-patter,
- plash,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- pour,
- pour with rain,
- powder,
- precipitate,
- precipitation,
- rain,
- rain tadpoles,
- rainbow,
- raindrop,
- rainfall,
- rainwater,
- scatter,
- Scotch mist,
- shake,
- sheet of rain,
- shower,
- shower down,
- slobber,
- slop,
- slosh,
- spangle,
- sparge,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- spindrift,
- spit,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- sponge,
- spot,
- spray,
- spume,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- stream,
- strew,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- swash,
- syringe,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- unfrozen hydrometeor,
- variegate,
- vein,
- water,
- weep,
- wet,
- wet down