sprinkle

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

sprinkles

V_ing/Gerund

sprinkling

V_ed/pp

sprinkled

1.
(transitive)To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
2.
(transitive)To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
3.
(intransitive)To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
It sprinkled outside all day long.
4.
(intransitive)To rain very lightly outside.
It sprinkled very early in the morning.
5.
(transitive)To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sprinkles

1.
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
2.
A light rain shower.
3.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
4.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.
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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le. Cognate with sprenkelen, sprenkeln, sprenkeln.