sprinkle

IPA: sprˈɪŋkʌɫ

A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
A surname.

(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
(intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
(transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.

Examples of "sprinkle" in Sentences

Salt was sprinkled in the soup.
Then sprinkle with the cheese and eat.
He sprinkled water all over his garden.
Geminid meteor shower sprinkles night sky.
The fried onions is sprinkled on top to garnish.
It's cheap and you sprinkle it around the baseboards.
I am not big on salt in general, but a sprinkle is a must.
They call it a "sprinkle" - small gifts second time around.
After removing the pie from the oven, sprinkle with the cheese.
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When used to designate action, the word sprinkle means scatter in particles.
Again sprinkle water on the roti and spread it around in a circular movement.
The image was sprinkled with the water of the Ganges, and thrown into the pit.
As the icebergs drift northwards, they sprinkle the minerals through the ocean.
Should I think of something else or is it OK to have "sprinkle" within my new name...
3: 5, 6; Mark 1: 9; John 3: 2, 3, and use the word sprinkle or pour where the word baptize is used, and note the great absurdity.
The question before the Court in this case was whether Martin's trusts could in the future "sprinkle" money to the two post-conceived grandsons, after the decease of Martin's widow.
But the Nanny of the Month goes to the Empire State politician who wants to ban salt from New York restaurants and dole out $1,000 fines to any rogue chefs who dare to sneak a sprinkle of the white stuff on their meals.