sprinkle
verb/ˈsprɪŋkl/
/ˈsprɪŋkl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sprinkle | /ˈsprɪŋkl/ /ˈsprɪŋkl/ |
| he / she / it sprinkles | /ˈsprɪŋklz/ /ˈsprɪŋklz/ |
| past simple sprinkled | /ˈsprɪŋkld/ /ˈsprɪŋkld/ |
| past participle sprinkled | /ˈsprɪŋkld/ /ˈsprɪŋkld/ |
| -ing form sprinkling | /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to shake small pieces of something or drops of a liquid on something
- sprinkle A on/onto/over B Sprinkle chocolate on top of the cake.
- She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.
- sprinkle B with A She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar.
- The sheets and pillows were sprinkled with lavender water.
- Sprinkle the meat lightly with salt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- lightly
- evenly
- liberally
- …
- on
- over
- with
- …
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- [transitive, usually passive] sprinkle something with something to include a few of something in something else synonym strew
- His poems are sprinkled with quotations from ancient Greek.
- a black velvety sky sprinkled with stars
- The screenplay is liberally sprinkled with jokes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- lightly
- evenly
- liberally
- …
- on
- over
- with
- …
- [intransitive] (North American English) if it sprinkles, it rains lightly synonym drizzle
- It's only sprinkling. We can still go out.
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen.
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