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The synonyms of “Sprinkle” are: patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, splash, splosh, besprinkle, sparge, disperse, dot, dust, scatter, dredge, powder, trickle, spray, shower, spritz, strew, scattering, sprinkling, small amount, touch, pinch, taste, lick, spot, drop, dab, speck, smack, smattering, dribble, grain, soupçon, trace, bit, modicum, little, suggestion, suspicion, hint, scintilla, tinge, tincture, whiff, whisper, overtone, undertone, nuance, colouring, rainfall, precipitation, raindrops, rainwater, wet weather
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sprinkle” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. Miranda could go off and do her theatrical bit. |
| colouring | Any material used for its color. Her performance was strong on dramatic colouring. |
| dab | A small amount of something. The catalogue is being dusted for your dabs. |
| dribble | Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid. There was dribble down his chin. |
| drop | A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies a drop cloth or drop curtain. Warders standing on planks invariably flanked the prisoners on the drop. |
| grain | Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses. A grain of sugar. |
| hint | A very small trace of something. Randall smiled with a hint of mockery. |
| lick | An act of licking something with the tongue. A tiny lick of flame flickered round the mouth of the flamethrower. |
| little | A small amount or duration. He accepted the little they gave him. |
| modicum | A small or moderate or token amount. England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists. |
| nuance | A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. Without understanding the finer nuances you can t enjoy the humor. |
| overtone | A subtle or subsidiary quality, implication, or connotation. Overtones of despair. |
| pinch | An act of pinching someone. Add a pinch of salt. |
| precipitation | The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution. These convective processes produce cloud and precipitation. |
| raindrops | A drop of rain. |
| rainfall | The quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time. The absorption of further supplies from rainfalls. |
| rainwater | Water that has fallen as or been obtained from rain. |
| scattering | The act of scattering. The first scatterings of green. |
| scintilla | A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. A scintilla of doubt. |
| smack | The act of smacking something a blow delivered with an open hand. She gave Mark a smack across the face. |
| small amount | The slender part of the back. |
| smattering | A slight or superficial understanding of a subject. Edward had only a smattering of Welsh. |
| soupçon | A slight but appreciable amount. |
| sparge | The act of sprinkling or splashing water. A sparge of warm water over the malt. |
| speck | A tiny piece of anything. The figure in the distance had become a mere speck. |
| splash | The sound like water splashing. Just a splash of whiskey. |
| spot | A banknote of a specified value. The runner up spot. |
| sprinkling | The act of sprinkling or splashing water. A sprinkling of grey at his temples. |
| suggestion | Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. At my suggestion the museum held an exhibition of his work. |
| suspicion | A very slight trace. He tried to shield me from suspicion. |
| taste | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus. Take a taste you ll like it. |
| tincture | An alcoholic drink. He s a rough diamond especially after a tincture or two. |
| tinge | A slight trace of a feeling or quality. In their sound you ll find punky tinges and folky tinges. |
| touch | An act of touching someone or something. There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone. |
| trace | A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something. Trace quantities of PCBs. |
| trickle | Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid. The traffic had dwindled to a trickle. |
| undertone | A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning. They were talking in undertones. |
| wet weather | Wetness caused by water. |
| whiff | A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil. There had been a whiff of financial scandal in the past. |
| whisper | A soft or confidential tone of voice a whispered word or phrase. The thunder of the surf became a muted whisper. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sprinkle” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| besprinkle | Sprinkle all over with small drops or amounts of a substance. He saw his master besprinkled with blood. |
| disperse | Move away from each other. The crowd dispersed. |
| dot | Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs. Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt. |
| dredge | Clear the bed of a harbour river or other area of water by scooping out mud weeds and rubbish with a dredge. The lower stretch of the river had been dredged. |
| dust | Cover with a light dusting of a substance. Dust the bread with flour. |
| patter | Run with quick light steps. He quickly pattered down the stairs. |
| pitter-patter | Make light, rapid and repeated sounds. |
| powder | Reduce a substance to a powder by drying or crushing it. Then the rose petals are dried and powdered. |
| scatter | Sow by scattering. Scatter the coconut over the icing. |
| shower | Of a mass of small things fall or be thrown in a shower. Bits of broken glass showered over me. |
| sparge | Scatter with liquid; wet lightly. Sparge the water. |
| spatter | Dash a liquid upon or against. The baby spattered the bib with food. |
| spit | (of a fire or something being cooked) emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises. He was spitting with sudden fury. |
| splash | Make wet by splashing. The story was splashed across the front pages. |
| splosh | Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force. He sploshed across the road. |
| spray | Be discharged in sprays of liquid. Water sprayed into the air. |
| spritz | Cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it. She spritzed some perfume behind her ears. |
| strew | Be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area. A small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor. |
| trickle | Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream. The details began to trickle out. |
| asunder | Apart. Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. |
| diffuse | Spread or diffuse through. Technologies diffuse rapidly. |
| diffusion | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration. The rate of diffusion of a gas. |
| dispel | Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine s dejection. |
| dispersal | The splitting up and selling off of a collection of artefacts or books. Dispersals of archaic populations. |
| disperse | Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. The crowd dispersed. |
| dispersed | Distributed or spread over a considerable extent. Has ties with many widely dispersed friends. |
| dispersion | The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. The virus is transmitted in the dispersion of droplets which results from sneezing or coughing. |
| disseminate | Spread (something, especially information) widely. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate. |
| dissemination | The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dissemination of public information. |
| dissipate | Move away from each other. No power is dissipated in this sort of control element. |
| dissipation | Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly. The dissipation of the mist. |
| diversify | (of a business) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation. New plants will diversify the habitat. |
| effluence | The process of flowing out. |
| imbue | Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity. |
| intersperse | Introduce one’s writing or speech with certain expressions. The debate was interspersed with angry exchanges. |
| outspread | Spread out. That eagle outspreading his wings for flight. |
| patter | A repeated light tapping. A flurry of rain pattered against the window. |
| perfuse | Force a fluid through (a body part or tissue. Perfuse a liver with a salt solution. |
| pervasiveness | The quality of filling or spreading throughout. The pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways. |
| proliferation | A large number of something. A continuing threat of nuclear proliferation. |
| routine | Organize according to a routine. He was trying to persuade her to have a tap routine in the play. |
| scatter | The scattering of light other electromagnetic radiation or particles. The sandy beaches are scattered with driftwood. |
| scattered | (of electromagnetic radiation or particles) deflected or diffused. Scattered showers. |
| splash | Soil or stain with a splashed liquid. He made a great splash and then disappeared. |
| spray | Be discharged in sprays of liquid. Cats usually spray areas they have sprayed before. |
| sprayer | A device, vehicle, or aircraft used for spraying liquids. Apply two light coats with a sprayer. |
| spread | Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. The red tailed hawk has a four and a half foot spread. |
| strew | Spread by scattering. Dead bodies strewed the ground. |
| suffuse | To become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light. His whole frame suffused with a cold dew. |
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