sprinkle

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Synonyms: sprankle, strinkle, springle, prinkle, sprenkle, spindle, crinkle, prickle, spreckle, wrinkle, springe

Antonyms: sprankle, strinkle, springle, prinkle, sprenkle, spindle, crinkle, prickle, spreckle, wrinkle, springe

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause (a substance) to fall in fine [[drop]]s (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|intransitive}} To [[rain]] very lightly outside.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[baptize]] by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to [[cleanse]]; to [[purify]].
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} To [[spread]], as if by sprinkling.

Noun

1. A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
2. A light rain shower.
3. An [[aspersorium]] or [[utensil]] for sprinkling.
4. A small hard piece of [[sugar]] and [[starch]], or [[chocolate]], used to [[decorate]] [[cake]]s etc.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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