Crossword clues for sprinkle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i.
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To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.
And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
--Lev. xiv. 16. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n.
A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]
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.]
To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
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.
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To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
--Heb. x. 22.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c. (implied in sprinkled), frequentative of sprenge (see spring (v.)) or via Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprenkel "spot, speck," from PIE root *(s)preg- "to jerk, scatter" (cognates: Latin spargere "to scatter, sprinkle"). The meaning "rain lightly" is first recorded 1778.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A light covering with a sprinkled substance. 2 A light rain shower. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance). 2 (lb en transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. 3 (lb en intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically. 4 (lb en transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
WordNet
n. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: scattering, sprinkling]
the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: sprinkling, sparge]
v. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, dot, dust, disperse]
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: splash, splosh]
rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter]
scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sparge, besprinkle]
Wikipedia
Sprinkle may refer to:
- Sprinkles, a decorative candy used on cakes and cupcakes
Usage examples of "sprinkle".
The police chief had reluctantly told him that the police, liberally sprinkled with Nazis who had been restored to their posts in accordance with the Berchtesgaden ultimatum, could no longer be counted on by the government.
Togarmi, Abulafia freely sprinkled his texts with codes, acrostics, and number-letter puns to simultaneously befuddle his persecutors and communicate freely with knowledgeable Spanish mystics like Joseph Gikatilia, a respected member of his circle.
Cut a large shad into pieces, put a layer in the bottom of an earthen crock, sprinkle with salt, and add a few whole cloves, allspice, peppers, and bay-leaves.
Bishop takes the ampulla, sprinkles the baptismal water with chrism, and straightway the dove vanishes.
Sekhmet had never attempted to attack anybody, but had been fascinated by the smell of the aniseed which had been sprinkled lavishly on the trousers.
While the midget took her bows, Sir John lifted the dwarf horse off the platform and, unnoticed by the applauding crowd, set a sturdy wooden box up there behind Cricket and sprinkled on it some of his lycopodium.
Angela reached for the sugar and sprinkled a spoonful of it into the bowl as the beater churned up the cream.
Pallah and the stray Min who were sprinkled about, salt to season the blander Nemin.
The Bletch is our local groundskeeper, ancillary services and so forth, the man who sprinkles the potted palms in the background and arranges for the billeting of transients such as yourself.
Thinking that she might be really ill I played my part properly, and brought her to herself by sprinkling her with cold water and putting my vinaigrette to her nose.
It was still sprinkling, but Bult turned off his umbrella and collapsed it.
The coffin of the Countess was put to rest there until the buriers should come to bury it in the morning, the wreaths and flowers and streamers were laid over it, the priest sprinkled it again with holy water, and then the funeral was at an end.
Sprinkling a greenish powder into a tall hydrometer jar, The Shadow filled it with water and poured the zircons into it.
Split a mackerel down the back, take out the backbone, sprinkle with salt, and broil on a buttered gridiron.
Open the mackerel, remove the bones, sprinkle with pepper and salt, spread with butter, and broil.