See sprinkling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Streuen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Streuung" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Ausstreuen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Ausstreuung" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Bestreuen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder 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sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprengen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprengung" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Sprengen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Besprühen" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprühung" }, { "_dis1": "6 81 7 6", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": 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"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a light shower of rain", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Nieseln" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 98 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a light shower of rain", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Nieselregen" } ] }, { "glosses": [ "A scattering." ], "id": "en-sprinkling-en-noun-YUHFs~1L", "links": [ [ "scattering", "scattering" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "diffusion" }, { "word": "dispersion" }, { "word": "spatter" }, { "word": "spread" }, { "word": "strewing" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 3 2 94", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a scattering", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Streuung" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 2 94", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a scattering", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Zerstreuung" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 2 94", "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "saçma", "sense": "a scattering", "word": "صاچمه" } ] } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "0 100 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Einsprengsel" }, { "_dis1": "0 100 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Prise" }, { "_dis1": "0 100 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "einige Wenige" }, { "_dis1": "0 100 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Anstrich" }, { "_dis1": "0 100 0 0", "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "saçma", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "word": "صاچمه" } ], "word": "sprinkling" }
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"a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Bestreuung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Beregnen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Beregnung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Berieseln" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Berieselung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprengen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprengung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Sprengen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Besprühen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Besprühung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Betropfen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Einstreuen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Einstreuung" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "saçma", "sense": "a thinly distributed liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled", "word": "صاچمه" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Einsprengsel" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Prise" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "einige Wenige" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Anstrich" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "saçma", "sense": "a thin distribion of something", "word": "صاچمه" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a light shower of rain", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Sprühregen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a light shower of rain", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Nieseln" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a light shower of rain", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Nieselregen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a scattering", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Streuung" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a scattering", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Zerstreuung" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "saçma", "sense": "a scattering", "word": "صاچمه" } ], "word": "sprinkling" }
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