to sprinkler
- verb
- /ˈsprɪŋklər/
:
regar (con aspersor)
- In the garden, I will sprinkle water on the flowers using the new watering can.
Examples
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After the rain, I like to sprinkle some fertilizer on my plants to help them grow.
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So I'm going to use just a half a handful, sprinkle it over these guys because remember they hadn't they hadn't eaten in a while.
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What I'm going to do next to finish this off is just take some fresh parsley and sprinkle that all over.
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So we basically just literally take Trifecta plus right over top of the tubers and we just sprinkle in that cup just like that.
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So we're going to go in and then I'm going to sprinkle some of this crispy fried onions from French's.
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And then we have Zach's Vegan Surprise, which is pistachio ice cream with a little bit of tahin sprinkled in on only one side.
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Make sure to sprinkle a little bit of salt over the potatoes before baking them.
Synonyms
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1.5
To spray water onto something with a long flexible tube
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1.3
To spray or throw many small things over an area
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3.4
Spray water onto something with a long tube to clean or cool it
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5.5
To spray a small quick amount of liquid on something
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2.8
To spray fine drops of liquid onto something to moisten or cool it
To sprinkle something lightly with water or another liquid
To scatter small drops or bits lightly over something
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.2
A set of pipes and small nozzles that automatically spray water to put out fires
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Surface Forms
Etymology
To sprinkler comes from the verb sprinkle, which means 'to scatter small drops'. So to sprinkler is to wet or spray an area by sending out many small drops of water, like when you 'sprinkle' salt or sugar.