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Sprinkle (Verb)

Meaning 1

Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

  • Spatter
  • Patter
  • Spit
  • Pitter-patter

Hypernyms

  • Rain Down

Related Words

  • Sprinkling (noun)
  • Sprinkle (noun)

Meaning 2

Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Splash
  • Splosh

Hypernyms

  • Disperse
  • Dot
  • Sprinkle
  • Dust

Hyponyms

  • Moisten

Related Words

  • Sprinkler (noun)
  • Sprinkle (noun)

Meaning 3

Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Disperse
  • Scatter
  • Dot
  • Dust

Hypernyms

  • Discharge

Hyponyms

  • Spatter
  • Splash
  • Plash
  • Splosh
  • Aerosolize
  • Bespangle
  • Sprinkle
  • Spray
  • Swash

Related Words

  • Sprinkling (noun)

Meaning 4

Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Besprinkle
  • Sparge

Related Words

  • Sprinkling (noun)
  • Sprinkler (noun)
  • Sprinkle (noun)
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