"sprinkle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav Forms: sprinkles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sprenkelen}} Middle English sprenkelen, {{der|en|dum|sprenkelen}} Middle Dutch sprenkelen, {{suf|en|sprink|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} sprink + -le (frequentative suffix), {{cog|nl|sprenkelen|t=to sprinkle}} Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), {{cog|nds-de|sprenkeln|t=to sprinkle; dapple}} German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), {{cog|de|sprenkeln|t=to sprinkle}} German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprinkle (plural sprinkles)
  1. A light covering with a sprinkled substance. Categories (topical): Liquids, Rain Synonyms (light covering with a sprinkled substance): sprinkling Translations (A light covering with a sprinkled substance): sirote (Finnish), barruzo [masculine] (Galician), 振り掛け (furikake) (alt: ふりかけ) (Japanese), posypka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-noun-boo5BkHw Disambiguation of Liquids: 19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 3 4 7 2 26 10 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 9 6 6 8 4 19 18 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 8 4 5 8 3 26 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 3 3 5 2 28 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 6 4 5 7 3 24 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 8 6 6 8 3 21 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 15 6 3 6 6 3 24 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 6 5 8 4 20 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 3 6 7 3 18 15 14 Disambiguation of 'light covering with a sprinkled substance': 94 3 1 1 Disambiguation of 'A light covering with a sprinkled substance': 91 7 1 1
  2. A light rain shower. Categories (topical): Rain Translations (A light rain shower): ръмене (rǎmene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tihkusade (Finnish), crachin [masculine] (French), Nieselregen (German), 小雨 (kosame) (alt: こさめ) (Japanese), kōuaua (Maori), mżawka [feminine] (Polish), llovizna [feminine] (Spanish), שפּריץ (shprits) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-noun-ZmSXehN7 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 3 6 7 3 18 15 14 Disambiguation of 'A light rain shower': 5 94 0 1
  3. An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-noun-ayiw9Dbg
  4. A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc. Synonyms: jimmy
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-noun-Bix0~H7s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: holy-water sprinkle

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav Forms: sprinkles [present, singular, third-person], sprinkling [participle, present], sprinkled [participle, past], sprinkled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sprenkelen}} Middle English sprenkelen, {{der|en|dum|sprenkelen}} Middle Dutch sprenkelen, {{suf|en|sprink|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} sprink + -le (frequentative suffix), {{cog|nl|sprenkelen|t=to sprinkle}} Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), {{cog|nds-de|sprenkeln|t=to sprinkle; dapple}} German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), {{cog|de|sprenkeln|t=to sprinkle}} German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sprinkle (third-person singular simple present sprinkles, present participle sprinkling, simple past and past participle sprinkled)
  1. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Liquids, Rain Translations (to cause to fall in fine drops): ῥαντίζω (rhantízō) (Ancient Greek), ῥαίνω (rhaínō) (Ancient Greek), πάσσω (pássō) (Ancient Greek), رش (rašš) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), səpmək (Azerbaijani), пръскам (prǎskam) (Bulgarian), ruixar (Catalan), arruixar (Catalan), sprenkelen (Dutch), aspergi (Esperanto), puistama (Estonian), sirotella (Finnish), pirskottaa (Finnish), ripotella (Finnish), saupoudrer (French), asperger (French), esbarrufar (Galician), borrifar (Galician), chapucar (Galician), pildrar (Galician), zarpear (Galician), roscir (Galician), espurriñar (Galician), sprühen (German), ρίχνω (ríchno) (Greek), locsol (Hungarian), permetez (Hungarian), easraigh (Irish), spargere (Italian), spruzzare (Italian), 蒔く (maku) (alt: まく) (Japanese), 播く (maku) (alt: まく) (Japanese), 뿌리다 (ppurida) (Korean), spargō (Latin), aspergō (Latin), തളിക്കുക (taḷikkuka) (Malayalam), uwhiuwhi (Maori), پاشیدن (pâšidan) (Persian), افشاندن (afšândan) (Persian), شپیختن (šepixtan) (Persian), prysnąć (english: liquid) (Polish), sypnąć (english: solid substance) (Polish), espirrar (Portuguese), бры́згать (brýzgatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), побры́згать (pobrýzgatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), crath (Scottish Gaelic), себер (seber) (Southern Altai), salpicar (Spanish), rociar (Spanish), asperjar (Spanish), strila (Swedish), இடு (iṭu) (Tamil), చిలుకు (ciluku) (Telugu), pärs- (Tocharian B), serpmek (Turkish), ronen (Zazaki), ǀqába (ritually) (ǃXóõ)
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-verb-5SOFzYm7 Disambiguation of Liquids: 19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Disambiguation of 'to cause to fall in fine drops': 80 0 15 1 3
  2. (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. Tags: transitive Translations (to cover an object): πάσσω (pássō) (Ancient Greek), ръся (rǎsja) (Bulgarian), поръсвам (porǎsvam) (Bulgarian), salpicar (Catalan), (saat³) [formal, literary] (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Cantonese), (sam²) [colloquial] (Chinese Cantonese), (sǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), posypat (english: solid substance) (Czech), postříkat (Czech), pokropit (english: liquid substance) (Czech), sirotella (Finnish), pirskottaa (Finnish), besprühen (German), meghint (Hungarian), beszór (Hungarian), megszór (Hungarian), aspergere (Italian), guarnire (Italian), 振り掛ける (furikakeru) (alt: ふりかける) (Japanese), aspergo (Latin), sprysnąć (english: liquid) (Polish), posypać (english: solid substance) (Polish), salpicar (Portuguese), polvilhar (Portuguese), пры́скать (prýskatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опры́скивать (oprýskivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), जुहोति (juhoti) (Sanskrit), crath (Scottish Gaelic), espolvorear (Spanish), rociar (Spanish), strössla (Swedish), שפּריצן (shpritsn) (Yiddish), aver kerden (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-verb-kShNI9o7 Disambiguation of 'to cover an object': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Liquids, Rain
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-verb-HO9LMbey Disambiguation of Liquids: 19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Terms with Zazaki translations, Terms with ǃXóõ translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 3 4 7 2 26 10 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 9 6 6 8 4 19 18 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 8 5 5 7 3 31 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 8 4 5 8 3 26 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 3 3 5 2 28 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 14 4 10 10 4 20 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 17 7 4 5 6 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 6 4 5 7 3 24 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 7 4 6 6 3 23 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 27 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 8 3 6 10 3 24 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 8 6 6 8 3 21 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 15 6 3 6 6 3 24 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 17 7 4 5 6 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 27 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 6 5 8 4 20 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 27 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 7 4 5 6 3 25 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 15 5 5 9 3 20 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 14 3 5 8 3 23 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 25 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 18 7 4 4 6 3 24 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 7 4 5 6 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 3 6 7 3 18 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 7 4 5 6 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 28 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 7 5 6 11 4 22 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 6 4 5 6 3 27 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 17 7 4 6 6 3 23 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 7 4 5 7 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 18 2 1 1 2 1 40 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 5 4 4 6 2 24 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 6 4 5 6 3 26 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 17 7 4 5 6 3 25 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 17 7 4 4 6 3 26 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 19 3 1 2 2 2 36 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 6 4 5 6 3 26 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 17 6 4 5 11 3 22 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 18 6 4 4 6 3 24 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with ǃXóõ translations: 19 6 4 4 5 2 24 19 17
  4. (intransitive) To rain very lightly outside. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Liquids, Rain Translations (to rain very lightly outside): ръмя (rǎmja) (Bulgarian), tibutama (Estonian), chuviscar (Galician), barrufar (Galician), nieseln (German), szemerkél (Hungarian), ചാറ്റുക (cāṟṟuka) (Malayalam), mżyć [imperfective] (Polish), lloviznar (Spanish), dugga (Swedish), duggregna (Swedish), strila (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-verb-9NpiHT1J Disambiguation of Liquids: 19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 3 4 7 2 26 10 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 9 6 6 8 4 19 18 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 8 4 5 8 3 26 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 3 3 5 2 28 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 6 4 5 7 3 24 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 8 6 6 8 3 21 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 15 6 3 6 6 3 24 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 6 5 8 4 20 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 3 6 7 3 18 15 14 Disambiguation of 'to rain very lightly outside': 2 1 2 93 2
  5. (transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Liquids, Rain
    Sense id: en-sprinkle-en-verb-vLCfRe7Y Disambiguation of Liquids: 19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13 Disambiguation of Rain: 16 17 1 4 10 5 15 16 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 3 4 7 2 26 10 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 16 9 6 6 8 4 19 18 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 8 4 5 8 3 26 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 3 3 5 2 28 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 6 4 5 7 3 24 20 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 8 6 6 8 3 21 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 15 6 3 6 6 3 24 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 6 5 8 4 20 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 16 3 6 7 3 18 15 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: besprinkle, sprinkler

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "_dis": "19 7 2 8 14 6 20 11 13",
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        {
          "text": "The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.",
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 14:16:",
          "text": "And the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.",
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          "ref": "1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor.",
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        "(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance)."
      ],
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          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
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          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "səpmək"
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          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
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          "word": "ruixar"
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          "word": "arruixar"
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          "word": "sprenkelen"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "aspergi"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "puistama"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "sirotella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "pirskottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "ripotella"
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          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "saupoudrer"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "asperger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "esbarrufar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "borrifar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "chapucar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "pildrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "zarpear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "roscir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "espurriñar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "sprühen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ríchno",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "ρίχνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "rhantízō",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "ῥαντίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "rhaínō",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "ῥαίνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 0 15 1 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "pássō",
          "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
          "word": "πάσσω"
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    "en:Liquids",
    "en:Rain"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "besprinkle"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprinkler"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "sprenkelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English sprenkelen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sprenkelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sprenkelen",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sprink",
        "3": "le",
        "pos2": "frequentative suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "sprink + -le (frequentative suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "sprenkelen",
        "t": "to sprinkle"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "sprenkeln",
        "t": "to sprinkle; dapple"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sprenkeln",
        "t": "to sprinkle"
      },
      "expansion": "German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sprinkles",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprinkling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprinkled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprinkled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sprinkle (third-person singular simple present sprinkles, present participle sprinkling, simple past and past participle sprinkled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 14:16:",
          "text": "And the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drop",
          "drop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Justus Roux, Who's Your Daddy?, page 66:",
          "text": "Most of the passengers watched from the enclosed promenade deck, but Sandra found her way to the higher, open promenade where she shivered and watched the city lights fade and the stars sprinkle themselves across a dark blue velvet sky.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It sprinkled outside all day long.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It sprinkled very early in the morning.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rain very lightly outside."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To rain very lightly outside."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 10:22:",
          "text": "having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "baptize",
          "baptize"
        ],
        [
          "cleanse",
          "cleanse"
        ],
        [
          "purify",
          "purify"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪŋkəl"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rašš",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "رش"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "səpmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prǎskam",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "пръскам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ruixar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "arruixar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "sprenkelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "aspergi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "puistama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "sirotella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "pirskottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ripotella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "saupoudrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "asperger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "esbarrufar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "borrifar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "chapucar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "pildrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "zarpear"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "roscir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "espurriñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "sprühen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ríchno",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ρίχνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "rhantízō",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ῥαντίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "rhaínō",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ῥαίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pássō",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "πάσσω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "locsol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "permetez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "easraigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "spargere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "spruzzare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maku",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "蒔く"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maku",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "播く"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ppurida",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "뿌리다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "spargō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "aspergō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "taḷikkuka",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "തളിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "uwhiuwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pâšidan",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "پاشیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "afšândan",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "افشاندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šepixtan",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "شپیختن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "liquid",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "prysnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "solid substance",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "sypnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "espirrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brýzgatʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "бры́згать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobrýzgatʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "побры́згать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "crath"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "seber",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "себер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "salpicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "rociar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "asperjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "strila"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "iṭu",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "இடு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ciluku",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "చిలుకు"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "pärs-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "serpmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ronen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nmn",
      "lang": "ǃXóõ",
      "roman": "ritually",
      "sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
      "word": "ǀqába"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎsja",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "ръся"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "porǎsvam",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "поръсвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "salpicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "saat³",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "撒"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "糝"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sam²",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "糁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sǎ",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "撒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "english": "solid substance",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "posypat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "postříkat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "english": "liquid substance",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "pokropit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "sirotella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "pirskottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "besprühen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pássō",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "πάσσω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "meghint"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "beszór"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "megszór"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "aspergere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "guarnire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふりかける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "furikakeru",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "振り掛ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "aspergo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "liquid",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "sprysnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "solid substance",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "posypać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "salpicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "polvilhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prýskatʹ",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пры́скать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oprýskivatʹ",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опры́скивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "juhoti",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "जुहोति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "crath"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "espolvorear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "rociar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "strössla"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shpritsn",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "שפּריצן"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to cover an object",
      "word": "aver kerden"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎmja",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "ръмя"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "tibutama"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "chuviscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "barrufar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "nieseln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "szemerkél"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cāṟṟuka",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "ചാറ്റുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "mżyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "lloviznar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "dugga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "duggregna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to rain very lightly outside",
      "word": "strila"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprinkle"
}

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      "word": "holy-water sprinkle"
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        "3": "sprenkelen"
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        {
          "text": "He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1979 December 1, Ellen Brook Davis, “David Brill — In Memoriam”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 5:",
          "text": "My memory leaves me with a constant and deep burning, my eyes stinging and red from short sprinkles of tears which have been sneaking up on me for days now.",
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        "A light covering with a sprinkled substance."
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A light rain shower."
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      "glosses": [
        "An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling."
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      "glosses": [
        "A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc."
      ],
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        [
          "sugar",
          "sugar"
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          "starch",
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        ],
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          "chocolate",
          "chocolate"
        ],
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
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          "cake",
          "cake"
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        {
          "word": "jimmy"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪŋkəl"
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    {
      "sense": "light covering with a sprinkled substance",
      "word": "sprinkling"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A light covering with a sprinkled substance",
      "word": "sirote"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A light covering with a sprinkled substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barruzo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふりかけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "furikake",
      "sense": "A light covering with a sprinkled substance",
      "word": "振り掛け"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A light covering with a sprinkled substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posypka"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎmene",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ръмене"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "word": "tihkusade"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crachin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "word": "Nieselregen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こさめ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kosame",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "word": "小雨"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "word": "kōuaua"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mżawka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llovizna"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shprits",
      "sense": "A light rain shower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שפּריץ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprinkle"
}

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