sprinkle

/หˆspษนษชล‹kษ™l/

IPA: /S P R IH1 NG K AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A light covering with a sprinkled substance.

    โ€œHe decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.โ€

  2. 2

    A light rain shower.

  3. 3

    An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

    โ€œThe confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.โ€

  2. 2

    To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.

    โ€œThe confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.โ€

  3. 3

    To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.

    โ€œIt sprinkled outside all day long.โ€

  4. 4

    To rain very lightly outside.

    โ€œIt sprinkled very early in the morning.โ€

  5. 5

    To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sprinkle