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  • 21sprinkle — [[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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  • 22sprinkle — 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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  • 23sprinkle — 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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  • 24sprinkle — 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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  • 25sprinkle on — phr verb Sprinkle on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑powder …

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  • 26sprinkle — 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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  • 27Sprinkle Spangles — was a short lived breakfast cereal by General Mills. It was introduced in the early 90s, alongside Hidden Treasures. The cereal was of star shaped pieces covered with multi colored sprinkles. The commercials claimed that they Spangled every angle …

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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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