sprinkle

[ˈspɹɪŋkəl]

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sprinkled - sprinkle

A sprinkle is a small amount or scattering of something, like sugar on your ice cream.

When we talk about sprinkling, it usually means adding something lightly and evenly over an area. You might sprinkle salt on a road to make it safer when it's icy, or add some colorful sprinkles to a birthday cake. Some people even use the word for spreading fertilizer in their garden – they'll sprinkle it around the plants to help them grow. It's all about making something a bit more interesting or useful with just a little bit of extra help from whatever you're sprinkling.

How common is "sprinkle"?

Word sprinkle is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in magazine texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

noun

A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
Example: He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.

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sprinkling

verb

To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
Example: The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
Example: The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
Example: It sprinkled outside all day long.
To rain very lightly outside.
Example: It sprinkled very early in the morning.
To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.

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Real examples of "sprinkled" in context

Box of Lies with Margot Robbie

Interview

It looks like Trump hair is sprinkled on top.

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