Sparge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of sprinkling or splashing water

agitate by introducing air or compressed gas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɑːɹdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɑːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɑːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɑːɹdʒ/.

Examples

baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
a sparge of warm water over the malt
sparge the water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

besprinkle sprinkle sprinkling

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of sprinkling or splashing water “baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”
verb	agitate by introducing air or compressed gas “sparge the water”
verb	scatter with liquid; wet lightly “Sprinkle the lawn”

Word Forms

sprinkle	verb	scatter with liquid; wet lightly
sprinkle	noun	the act of sprinkling or splashing water
sprinkler	noun	mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
sprinkling	noun	the act of sprinkling or splashing water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sprengen

der Akt des Besprühens oder Spritzens von Wasser

🇫🇷French

barboter

l'action d'asperger ou d'éclabousser de l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

rociar

el acto de rociar o salpicar agua

🇮🇹Italian

spargere

l'atto di aspergere o schizzare acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

spoelen

de handeling van het sprenkelen of opspatten van water

🇵🇹Portuguese

borrifar

o ato de aspergir ou espirrar água

🇷🇺Russian

промывать

акт разбрызгивания или разбрызгивания воды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सींचना

पानी छिड़कने या छिड़कने की क्रिया या भाव

🇮🇳Tamil

தீப்பொறி

தண்ணீரை தெளிக்கும் அல்லது தெளிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పార్జ్

నీటిని చిలకరించడం లేదా చల్లడం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಾರ್ಜ್

ನೀರನ್ನು ಚಿಮುಕಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಮುಕಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പാർജ്

വെള്ളം തളിക്കുകയോ തളിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਾਰਜ

ਪਾਣੀ ਛਿੜਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਛਿੜਕਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسپارج

پانی چھڑکنے یا چھڑکنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喷射

洒水或泼水的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

スパージ

水を振りかける、または飛び散る行為

🇰🇷Korean

살포

물을 뿌리거나 튀기는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rải rác

hành động vẩy nước hoặc bắn nước

🇹🇭Thai

กระจัดกระจาย

การประพรมหรือสาดน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyembur

tindakan memercikkan atau memercikkan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سبارج

فعل رش أو رش الماء

🇮🇷Persian

اسپارژ

عمل پاشیدن یا پاشیدن آب

🇹🇷Turkish

serpmek

su serpme veya sıçratma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזרז

פעולת התזת מים או התזת מים

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The primary meaning of 'sparge' is 'the act of sprinkling or splashing water'.

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