What does Sprinkle mean?
Definitions for Sprinkle
ˈsprɪŋ kəlsprin·kle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Sprinkle.
Princeton's WordNet
scattering, sprinkle, sprinklingnoun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkle, sprinkling, spargeverb
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperseverb
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
sprinkle, splash, sploshverb
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
"She splashed the water around her"
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patterverb
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkleverb
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
Wiktionary
sprinklenoun
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
sprinklenoun
A light rain shower.
sprinkleverb
To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
sprinkleverb
To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
sprinkleverb
To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
It sprinkled outside all day long.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Sprinkleverb
Etymology: sprinkelen, Dutch.
Take handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it towards the heaven. Ex. ix. 8.
Sprinkle water of purifying upon them. Num. viii. 7.
Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb.
Wings he wore
Of many a colour’d plume sprinkled with gold. John Milton.The prince, with living water sprinkl’d o’er
His limbs and body; then approach’d the door,
Possess’d the porch. John Dryden, Æn.To Sprinkleverb
To perform the act of scattering in small drops.
The priest shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger. Lev. xiv.
Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling, or effusion of water. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
When dext’rous damsels twirl the sprinkling mop,
And cleanse the spatter’d sash, and scrub the stairs,
Know Saturday appears. John Gay, Trivia.
ChatGPT
sprinkle
Sprinkle typically refers to the act of scattering or distributing small particles or droplets of a substance over a surface, such as spices on food, water drops or light rain over an area, or glitter on a craft project. It can also be used to describe a light or irregular amount of something.
Webster Dictionary
Sprinkleverb
to scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc
Sprinkleverb
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
Sprinkleverb
to baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify
Sprinkleverb
to scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles
Sprinkleverb
to rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles
Sprinkleverb
to fly or be scattered in small drops or particles
Sprinklenoun
a small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling
Sprinklenoun
a utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler
Etymology: [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See Spring, v. i., and cf. Sprent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sprinkle
spring′kl, v.t. to scatter in small drops or particles: to scatter on: to baptise with a few drops of water: to purify.—v.i. to scatter in drops.—n. an aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.—ns. Sprin′kle, Sprin′kling, a small quantity sprinkled: in book-binding, the mottling of the edges of trimmed leaves by scattering a few drops of colour on them; Sprin′kler. [Freq. formed from A.S. sprengan, the causal of springan, to spring; cf. Ger. sprenkeln.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SPRINKLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sprinkle is ranked #5549 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Sprinkle surname appeared 6,265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Sprinkle.
90.8% or 5,694 total occurrences were White.
5.2% or 326 total occurrences were Black.
1.5% or 99 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 97 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sprinkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sprinkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Sprinkle in a Sentence
We all share concern about marginalized seniors with limited health care access and poorer overall health status, sprinkle a dangerous new pathology that's not well understood on top of that, and you have a recipe for greater disparities in care.
When it was a single heart-healthy nutrient, you could just inject that nutrient into food and claim it’s healthy food, which it wasn’t, or if there’s a superfood like chia seeds, you could take a really unhealthy food and sprinkle chia seeds on it and say, ‘Ah, I’m now protected.’ No, it needs to be part of an overall healthy pattern of foods.
If you really love the taste of salt, instead of cooking with it, sprinkle a little bit on your food before eating it, it gives that same salty taste without being buried in the food.
I try to sprinkle cheese even on Korean food.
A positive attitude, can turn a storm into a sprinkle.
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- رشArabic
- ruixar, arruixarCatalan, Valencian
- pokropit, postříkatCzech
- besprühen, sprühen, NieselregenGerman
- ρίχνωGreek
- salpicar, espolvorear, rociarSpanish
- sirotella, ripotella, sirote, tihkusade, pirskottaaFinnish
- saupoudrer, aspergerFrench
- crathScottish Gaelic
- aspergere, spargere, CospargereItalian
- 振り掛ける, 振り掛け, 蒔く, 播く, 小雨Japanese
- ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಿಸು, ಸಿಂಪಡಿಸು, ಚಿಮುಕು, ತಕ್ಕಳಿಸುKannada
- 뿌리다Korean
- asperget eo, spargo, aspergoLatin
- uwhiuwhiMāori
- sprenkelenDutch
- sypnąć, sprysnąć, prysnąć, posypaćPolish
- побрызгать, брызгать, опрыскивать, прыскатьRussian
- தூவுவதற்குப்Tamil
- చిలుకుTelugu
- שפּריצן, שפּריץYiddish
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