Definition of "sprinkle"

sprinkle

/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/

verb
third-person singular simple present sprinkles, present participle sprinkling, simple past and past participle sprinkled
1. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
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  And the priest shall […] sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Leviticus 14:16
  At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly […] on the floor.
  1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […]
2. (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
  Quotations
  Most of the passengers watched from the enclosed promenade deck, but Sandra found her way to the higher, open promenade where she shivered and watched the city lights fade and the stars sprinkle themselves across a dark blue velvet sky.
  2005, Justus Roux, Who's Your Daddy?, page 66
3. (intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
4. (intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
5. (transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
  Quotations
  having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Hebrews 10:22
noun
plural sprinkles
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 cakes etc.

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sprinkle

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