SPRINKLED
16
Scrabble
19
WWF
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Definition
verb
- 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.”
- To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.“The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.”
- To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.“It sprinkled outside all day long.”
- To rain very lightly outside.“It sprinkled very early in the morning.”
- To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Source: Wiktionary
