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English noun: sprinkle | |||
| 1. | sprinkle (phenomenon) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | ||
| Synonyms | scattering, sprinkling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain shower, shower | ||
| 2. | sprinkle (act) the act of sprinkling or splashing water | ||
| Samples | Baptized with a sprinkling of holy water. A sparge of warm water over the malt. | ||
| Synonyms | sparge, sprinkling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | watering | ||
English verb: sprinkle | |||
| 1. | sprinkle (contact) distribute loosely | ||
| Samples | He scattered gun powder under the wagon. | ||
| Synonyms | disperse, dot, dust, scatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerosolise, aerosolize, bespangle, plash, spatter, splash, splash, splatter, splosh, splosh, spray, spray, sprinkle, swash | ||
| 2. | sprinkle (contact) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force | ||
| Samples | She splashed the water around her. | ||
| Synonyms | splash, splosh | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drizzle, moisten, salt | ||
| 3. | sprinkle (weather) rain gently | ||
| Samples | It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick. | ||
| Synonyms | patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain, rain down | ||
| 4. | sprinkle (change) scatter with liquid; wet lightly | ||
| Samples | Sprinkle the lawn. | ||
| Examples | They sprinkle the bread with melted butter | ||
| Synonyms | besprinkle, sparge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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