verb🔗ShareTo 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."substanceactionweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it."The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically."It sprinkled outside all day long."weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rain very lightly outside."It sprinkled very early in the morning."weatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify."The priest was sprinkling holy water on the baby during the baptism. "religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe action of the verb to sprinkle."The cake was decorated with a sprinkling of colorful sugar. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small amount of (some liquid, powder or other fine substance) that is sprinkled on to something."The cake tasted better with a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top. "amountsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA light shower of rain.""We waited inside for the sprinkling to stop before going to recess." "weatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
