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verb

Sprinkle v. t. (past & past part. sprinkled; pres. part. sprinkling)

To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.

To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.

To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. "Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience."

Sprinkle v. i.

To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles. "And the priest shall... sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord."

To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.

To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.

noun

Sprinkle n.

A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.

A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Sprinkle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sprinkle" Quotes from Famous Books

... heard the report of it, our hands become feeble; Anguish taketh hold upon us; Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the highway, For there is the sword of the enemy, terror on every side. O, my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and sprinkle thyself with ashes; Take up mourning as for an only son, bitter lamentation; For the destroyer ...

— Stories of the Prophets - (Before the Exile) • Isaac Landman

... during long transportation the roots become sour, black, and even a little mouldy. In this case, wash them in clean water from which the chill has been taken. Trim carefully, taking off the blackened, shrivelled ends. Sprinkle a couple of tablespoonfuls of fine bone meal immediately about the plant after setting, and then water it. If the weather is warm, soak the ground and keep it moist until there is rain. Never let a plant falter or go back ...

— Success With Small Fruits • E. P. Roe

... tinkle,— Faster now, Little rain-drops, smite and sprinkle Cherry-bloom and apple-bough! Pelt the elms, and show them how You can dash! And splash! splash! splash! While the thunder rolls and mutters, And the lightnings flash and flash! Then eddy into curls Of a million misty swirls, ...

— Child Songs of Cheer • Evaleen Stein

... answered Vortigern, "told me to seek out a man that had no human father, and to sprinkle my castle with his ...

— The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights • James Knowles

... the biography which pieced itself unconsciously together as he talked needs a sprinkle of salt here and there, but it all had the earmarks of veracity. He was a Briton, once a surgeon in the British army, with the rank of captain, saw service with Roberts in Egypt, and was with Kitchener at ...

— Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras - Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond • Harry A. Franck

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