sprinkle
[verb]
Synonyms: scatter, dredge, dust, pepper, powder, shower, spray, strew

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Contrasted words: pour, stream
Related Words: shake, scatter, pepper, sparge, mist, shower, spit

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sprin‧kle¹ /ˈsprɪŋkəl/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen]

1. [transitive] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something
sprinkle something with something
Sprinkle the top with cheese.
sprinkle something on/over something
I sprinkled cocoa over my latte.

2. be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be full of jokes etc:
The book is liberally sprinkled with clichés.

3. it is sprinkling American English if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightly

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. sprinkle² noun [singular]

1. a small amount of something, especially scattered on top of something Synonym : sprinkling
sprinkle of
Add a sprinkle of salt.

2. American English a light rain Synonym : drizzle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sprinkle
verb
ADV. lightly | evenly
PREP. on, onto, over Sprinkle sugar evenly over the top of the cake.
with Sprinkle the meat lightly with salt.

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