Sprinkle

/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/

Synonyms for "sprinkle" (179 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(4 words)

Noun(6 words)

scattering aspersionscandy sprinklescocoas dapple dashes

asperge asperse band baptize bar bedew bespangle bespatter bespeckle bespot besprinkleblood rainblotch bread check checker christen crumb dabble damp

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dampen dapple dash dew dip dot

Strong matches (54)

douche dredge drip drizzle drum dustevening mistfall flake fleck flour flurry foam freckle frothgout of rainharlequin hosehose downhumect

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humectate humidify immerse iris irrigate maculate marble marbleize mistmisty rainmizzle moisten moisture motley mottle paddle patter pelt

Verb(4 words)

drizzled drizzling dusted patter

Noun(12 words)

drizzles dustdust markdusting dustsdutch poeder originedible confettigrit interleave intersperse jimmie mizzens

Related words (89)

pepper pimplepitter patterpitter-patter plash polychrome polychromize pourpour with rainpowder precipitate precipitation punctuate rainrain tadpolesrainbow raindrop rainfall rainwater scatter

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scotch mistshakesheet of rainshowershower downslobber slop slosh spangle sparge spatter speck speckle spindrift spit splash splatter splotch sponge spot spray spume stigmatize stipple streak stream strew striate stripe stud swash syringe tattoo tessellateunfrozen hydrometeorvariegate vein water weep wetwet down

Noun(17 words)

peppers powders scatterscatter of seedsshowering sifts smattering smidgin sparge spattering speckle sprinkling sprinklings stipple strew strewingsugar beads

Verb(9 words)

pitter-patter scatter sift sparge spatter spit splash splosh strewed

Adjective(2 words)

powdered strewn

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

21 entries

amount decoratingdecorative toppingdischargediscourse modificationdispersal disperse distribution dot dust patterning quantity rainrain downrain showerscatter

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

12 entries

candy sprinklescitationscolored sugardecorative flecksdust with sugardusting footnotes scatteringseason with herbssmatteringspeckle across surfacesugar beads

Collocations

12 entries

a sprinkle of raina sprinkle of saltcandy sprinklescocoa powdercolored sugaredible confettifresh herbsgrated cheesepepper flakespowdered sugarsalt crystalssugar beads

Inflections

3 entries

sprinkled sprinkles sprinkling

Derivations

3 entries

sprinkler sprinkling unsprinkled

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We sprinkle salt for purification.

Source: tatoeba (25863)

It began to sprinkle.

Source: tatoeba (26995)

"Clean up in front of the shop first." "OK!" "Sprinkle some water out there too."

Source: tatoeba (329286)

The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.

Source: tatoeba (407593)

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