to sprinkle
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- verb
- /ˈsprɪŋkəl/
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- When the clouds gathered, we stood outside to feel the cool drops as they started to sprinkle on our faces.
Examples
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Tilda, doesn't anyone ever sprinkle the plants around here?
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I get up and stretch my back, staring idly at a dense rose garden sprinkled with a few light drops of rain.
Fiction book (1994) -
And we got kind of lucky because it's just now sprinkling a little bit so we're not getting fully rained on.
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Bright rays of hot sunlight sprinkle through the leaves of the towering palm trees.
Fiction book (1990) -
I quietly sat in the bathtub with the shower sprinkling over my skin.
Blog text (24) -
Then greenish-dark, then ominous low clouds spat and sprinkled rain.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the storm approached, fine drops of rain began to sprinkle the garden, refreshing the thirsty plants.
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The weather forecast indicated that it would sprinkle lightly throughout the afternoon, perfect for a walk.
Synonyms
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To rain very lightly with small drops falling slowly
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To make quick, light sounds like rain or small feet
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To rain in small light drops
Raining very lightly in small misty drops
To fall as very light rain in small drops
To make a series of light, quick tapping sounds like rain or small footsteps
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Etymology
The word sprinkle comes from an old English word sprencan meaning 'to scatter in small drops', which is why we say it is 'sprinkling' when rain falls in slow, light drops.