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• sprinkle — sprin|kle1 [ sprıŋkl ] verb * 1. ) transitive to shake small amounts of a liquid or a substance such as sugar over the surface of something: Sprinkle soy sauce on the chicken. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the pasta, and serve. a ) used about… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sprinkle — ► VERB 1) scatter or pour small drops or particles over. 2) scatter or pour (small drops or particles) over an object or surface. 3) distribute something randomly throughout. ► NOUN ▪ a small amount that is sprinkled. ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch… …   English terms dictionary

• sprinkle — sprin|kle1 [ˈsprıŋkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen] 1.) [T] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something sprinkle sth with sth ▪ Sprinkle the top with cheese. sprinkle sth on/over sth ▪ I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sprinkle — I UK [ˈsprɪŋk(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sprinkle : present tense I/you/we/they sprinkle he/she/it sprinkles present participle sprinkling past tense sprinkled past participle sprinkled * 1) to shake small amounts of a liquid or a… …   English dictionary

• sprinkle — verb ADVERB ▪ lightly ▪ evenly ▪ liberally (often figurative) ▪ The screenplay is liberally sprinkled with jokes. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• sprinkle — [ˈsprɪŋk(ə)l] verb [T] to shake small amounts of a liquid or a substance such as sugar over the surface of something Sprinkle the chicken with soy sauce.[/ex] Sprinkle the grated cheese over the pasta, and serve.[/ex] sprinkle noun [singular] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• sprinkle — 1 verb 1 (T) to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something: sprinkle sth on/over sth: She sprinkled perfume on the pillow. | sprinkle sth with sth: Sprinkle the pasta with cheese. 2 be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sprinkle — verb 1) he sprinkled water over the towel Syn: splash, trickle, spray, shower; spatter 2) sprinkle sesame seeds over the top Syn: scatter, strew; drizzle, pepper 3) sprinkle the cake with po …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sprinkle — 01. We [sprinkled] bits of chocolate on the cake. 02. [Sprinkle] herbs on the meat, and coat with oil before cooking. 03. The priest [sprinkled] water on the baby s head. 04. They [sprinkled] bits of feta cheese on the salad. 05. Turn the …   Grammatical examples in English

• sprinkle — [[t]sprɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] sprinkles, sprinkling, sprinkled 1) VERB If you sprinkle a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. [V n with n] Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan... [V n with… …   English dictionary