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  • 21sprinkle — 01. We [sprinkled] bits of chocolate on the cake. 02. [Sprinkle] herbs on the meat, and coat with oil before cooking. 03. The priest [sprinkled] water on the baby s head. 04. They [sprinkled] bits of feta cheese on the salad. 05. Turn the …

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  • 22sprinkle — [[t]sprɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] sprinkles, sprinkling, sprinkled 1) VERB If you sprinkle a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. [V n with n] Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan... [V n with… …

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  • 23sprinkle — verb 1) he sprinkled water over the towel Syn: splash, trickle, spray, shower; spatter 2) sprinkle sesame seeds over the top Syn: scatter, strew; drizzle, pepper 3) sprinkle the cake with po …

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  • 24sprinkle — verb 1) he sprinkled water on the cloth Syn: splash, trickle, drizzle, spray, shower, drip 2) sprinkle sesame seeds over the top Syn: scatter, strew 3) sprinkle the cake with icing sugar …

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  • 25sprinkle — 1. verb a) 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. b) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. The… …

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  • 26sprinkle on — phr verb Sprinkle on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑powder …

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  • 27sprinkle — sprin•kle [[t]ˈsprɪŋ kəl[/t]] v. kled, kling, n. 1) to scatter in drops or particles: sprinkling water on the flowers[/ex] 2) to disperse or distribute here and there 3) to overspread with drops or particles of water, powder, or the like: to… …

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  • 28sprinkle — I. verb (sprinkled; sprinkling) Etymology: Middle English sprenklen, sprinclen; akin to Middle High German spreckel, sprenkel spot Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to scatter in drops or particles 2. a. to scatter over b. to scatter at… …

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  • 29sprinkle — Synonyms and related words: Scotch mist, asperge, asperse, band, baptize, bar, bedew, bespangle, bespatter, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, blood rain, blotch, bread, check, checker, christen, crumb, dabble, damp, dampen, dapple, dash, dew, dip,… …

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  • 30sprinkle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, spread, sow; spray, wet; speckle, mottle, powder; drizzle, shower. See water, dispersion, moisture. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dampen, bedew, spray; see moisten , spatter . III (Roget s 3… …

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