sprinkle

[US]/ˈsprɪŋkl/
[UK]/ˈsprɪŋkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small amount; scattering
vt. to scatter; to drizzle; to distribute in small amounts
vi. to scatter; to drizzle; to rain lightly; to spread in small amounts.

Phrases & Collocations

sprinkle with salt

sprinkle some sugar

Example Sentences

fiction with a sprinkle of fact.

to sprinkle food with salt

a generous sprinkle of pepper.

sprinkle water on the flowers

I sprinkled the floor with water.

be sprinkled with cigarette ashes

sprinkle sugar over berries

put a sprinkle of nuts on the cake

sprinkled sugar on the cereal.

She sprinkled sugar on the cakes.

a shower of dust sprinkled his face.

sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.

he sprinkled his conversation with quotations.

sprinkled his speech with quotations.

The priest sprinkled the baby with holy water.

Sprinkle the avocado slices with lemon juice.

Sprinkle sugar evenly over the top of the cake.

The cave dwellers emerged from the snugness of their abodes with buckets of water and willow brooms to sprinkle and sweep, sprinkle and sweep.

a dress with little daisies sprinkled all over it.

he slipped past four defenders as though stardust had been sprinkled in his boots.

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