Crossword clues for sparge
sparge
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.] To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To sprinkle or spray 2 To introduce bubbles into a liquid
WordNet
n. 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]
v. agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, besprinkle]
Usage examples of "sparge".
Hearing the varied patterns of leaf drops, the sparge of ferns, the irregular rhythm of vine-sprinklings, he experienced power.
Hot water is sparged through the deep bed of husks and spent grains to wash out any extractives remaining.
Then it dawned on him that the thing on the other side of the hedge was only a robed assemblage of ribs and femurs and vertebrae if viewed from one point of view but, if looked at slightly differently, was equally just a complexity of sparging arms and reciprocating levers that had been covered by a tarpaulin which was now blowing off.
Hot water is sparged through the deep bed of husks and spent grains to wash out any extractives remaining.