Sprinkled Sth Sprinkle B Verb, Noun Bre /ˈsprɪŋkl/Name /ˈsprɪŋkl Verb 1 [Transitive] To

verb


1 [transitive] to shake small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth~ A on/onto/over B Sprinkle chocolate on top of the cake. She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.~ B with A She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar. The sheets and pillows were sprinkled with lavender water.

2 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sth with sth to include a few of sth in sth else strewHis poems are sprinkled with quotations from ancient Greek. a black velvety sky sprinkled with stars3 [intransitive] (NAmE) if it sprinkles, it rains lightly drizzle It's only sprinkling. We can still go out.

noun

[singular]1 = sprinkling Add a sprinkle of cheese and serve.

2 (especially NAmE) light rain  We've only had a few sprinkles (of rain) recently.