Associations to the word «Sprinkle»

Wiktionary

SPRINKLE, verb. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
SPRINKLE, verb. (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
SPRINKLE, verb. (intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
SPRINKLE, verb. (transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
SPRINKLE, noun. A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
SPRINKLE, noun. A light rain shower.

Dictionary definition

SPRINKLE, noun. A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.
SPRINKLE, noun. The act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt".
SPRINKLE, verb. Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon".
SPRINKLE, verb. Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her".
SPRINKLE, verb. Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".
SPRINKLE, verb. Scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.