sprinkle
noun
1. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Similar word(s): scattering, sprinkling
Definition categories: phenomenon, shower
2. the act of sprinkling or splashing water
- baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
Similar word(s): sparge, sprinkling
Definition categories: act, watering
Sentences with sprinkle as a noun:
- He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
verb
1. distribute loosely
Similar word(s): disperse, dot, dust, scatter
Definition categories: contact, discharge
2. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
Similar word(s): splash, splosh
Definition categories: contact, disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
3. rain gently
- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Similar word(s): patter, spatter, spit
Definition categories: weather, rain
4. scatter with liquid; wet lightly
- Sprinkle the lawn
Similar word(s): besprinkle, sparge
Definition categories: change, wet
Sentences with sprinkle as a verb:
- The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
- The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
- It sprinkled outside all day long.