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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "besprinkle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sprinkler"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "sprenkelen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English sprenkelen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sprynklen"
},
"expansion": "sprynklen",
"name": "m"
},
{
"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": [
{
"_dis": "19 9 3 10 18 8 19 8 6",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Liquids",
"orig": "en:Liquids",
"parents": [
"Matter",
"Chemistry",
"Nature",
"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance)."
],
"id": "en-sprinkle-en-verb-5SOFzYm7",
"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"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "rašš",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "رش"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "səpmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prǎskam",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "пръскам"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ruixar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "arruixar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "sprenkelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "aspergi"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "puistama"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "sirotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "pirskottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ripotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "saupoudrer"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "asperger"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "esbarrufar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "borrifar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "chapucar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "pildrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "zarpear"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "roscir"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "espurriñar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "sprühen"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ríchno",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ρίχνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rhantízō",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ῥαντίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "rhaínō",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ῥαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pássō",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "πάσσω"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "locsol"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "permetez"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "easraigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "spargere"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "spruzzare"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"alt": "まく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "maku",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "蒔く"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"alt": "まく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "maku",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "播く"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ppurida",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "뿌리다"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "spargō"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "aspergō"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "taḷikkuka",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "തളിക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "uwhiuwhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "pâšidan",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "پاشیدن"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "afšândan",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "افشاندن"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šepixtan",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "شپیختن"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"english": "liquid",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "prysnąć"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"english": "solid substance",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "sypnąć"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "espirrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brýzgatʹ",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бры́згать"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobrýzgatʹ",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "побры́згать"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "crath"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "seber",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "себер"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "salpicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "rociar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "asperjar"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "strila"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "iṭu",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "இடு"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ciluku",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "చిలుకు"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "pärs-"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "serpmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ronen"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 0 16 1 3",
"code": "nmn",
"lang": "ǃXóõ",
"roman": "ritually",
"sense": "to cause to fall in fine drops",
"word": "ǀqába"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"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": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it."
],
"id": "en-sprinkle-en-verb-kShNI9o7",
"links": [
[
"cover",
"cover"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rǎsja",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "ръся"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "porǎsvam",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "поръсвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "salpicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "saat³",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"tags": [
"formal",
"literary"
],
"word": "撒"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "糝"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "sam²",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "糁"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sǎ",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "撒"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"english": "solid substance",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "posypat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "postříkat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"english": "liquid substance",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "pokropit"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "sirotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "pirskottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "besprühen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pássō",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "πάσσω"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "meghint"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "beszór"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "megszór"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "aspergere"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "guarnire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"alt": "ふりかける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "furikakeru",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "振り掛ける"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "aspergo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"english": "liquid",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "sprysnąć"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"english": "solid substance",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "posypać"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "salpicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "polvilhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prýskatʹ",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пры́скать"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oprýskivatʹ",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опры́скивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "juhoti",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "जुहोति"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "crath"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "espolvorear"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "rociar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "strössla"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shpritsn",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "שפּריצן"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to cover an object",
"word": "aver kerden"
}
]
},
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"kind": "other",
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{
"_dis": "19 9 3 10 18 8 19 8 6",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Liquids",
"orig": "en:Liquids",
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"Chemistry",
"Nature",
"Sciences",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "It sprinkled outside all day long.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically."
],
"id": "en-sprinkle-en-verb-HO9LMbey",
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically."
],
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"intransitive"
]
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"code": "it",
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"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": "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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"2": "dum",
"3": "sprenkelen"
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{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "sprenkeln",
"t": "to sprinkle; dapple"
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"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"
}
],
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"form": "sprinkles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"args": {},
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"text": "He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.",
"type": "example"
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"A light covering with a sprinkled substance."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A light rain shower."
]
},
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"glosses": [
"An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling."
],
"links": [
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"aspersorium",
"aspersorium"
],
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"utensil",
"utensil"
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"glosses": [
"A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc."
],
"links": [
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"sugar",
"sugar"
],
[
"starch",
"starch"
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[
"chocolate",
"chocolate"
],
[
"decorate",
"decorate"
],
[
"cake",
"cake"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋkəl"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sprinkle.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "light covering with a sprinkled substance",
"word": "sprinkling"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"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": "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": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "shprits",
"sense": "A light rain shower",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שפּריץ"
}
],
"word": "sprinkle"
}
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