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Textual thesaurus for "sprinkle"

(noun) sprinkling, sparge

the act of sprinkling or splashing water

baptized with a sprinkling of holy water; a sparge of warm water over the malt


(noun) sprinkling, scattering

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby


(verb) besprinkle, sparge

scatter with liquid; wet lightly

Sprinkle the lawn


(verb) splash, splosh

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

She splashed the water around her


(verb) dot, dust, disperse, scatter

distribute loosely

He scattered gun powder under the wagon


(verb) spit, spatter, pitter-patter, patter

rain gently

It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick