sprinkle

Significat (anglès)

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

scatter

spray

pour on

pour water

pour down upon

scatter in small drops

bespatter with

shower upon

splash with

make a libation

besprinkle with

gentle shower

sow by broadcasting

gush out

shoot forth

spurt out

superfuse

fly around

light rain

pour forth

pour in

pour water on

sprinkle with

pour upon

flipping through a book

blow about

rain upon

sprinkle water

splash out

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/

From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”).