Sprinkle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

the act of sprinkling or splashing water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɹˈɪŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/spɹˈɪŋkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɹˈɪŋkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /spɹˈɪŋkəl/.

Examples

baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
a sparge of warm water over the malt
He scattered gun powder under the wagon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disperse dot splash spit scatter splosh patter spatter besprinkle dust sparge scattering pitter-patter sprinkling

Parts of Speech

noun	a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
noun	the act of sprinkling or splashing water “baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”
verb	distribute loosely “He scattered gun powder under the wagon”
verb	cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force “She splashed the water around her”
verb	rain gently “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
verb	scatter with liquid; wet lightly “Sprinkle the lawn”

Word Forms

sprinkle	verb	rain gently
scatter	noun	the act of scattering
sprinkling	noun	a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
dust	noun	free microscopic particles of solid material
dispersive	adjective	spreading by diffusion
sprinkle	noun	the act of sprinkling or splashing water
sprinkler	noun	mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden
splash	noun	the act of scattering water about haphazardly
splashing	noun	the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

streuen

ein leichter Schauer, der an einigen Orten fällt und an anderen in der Nähe nicht

🇫🇷French

saupoudrer

une légère averse qui tombe à certains endroits et pas à d'autres à proximité

🇪🇸Spanish

espolvorear

una lluvia ligera que cae en algunos lugares y no en otros cercanos

🇮🇹Italian

cospargere

un leggero acquazzone che cade in alcune località e non in altre vicine

🇳🇱Dutch

strooi

een lichte douche die op sommige locaties valt en op andere in de buurt niet

🇵🇹Portuguese

polvilhe

uma chuva leve que cai em alguns locais e não em outros próximos

🇷🇺Russian

посыпать

легкий ливень, который падает в некоторых местах, а не в других поблизости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छींटे डालना

एक हल्की बौछार जो कुछ स्थानों पर गिरती है और आस-पास के अन्य स्थानों पर नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিটান

একটি হালকা ঝরনা যা কিছু জায়গায় পড়ে এবং অন্যগুলি কাছাকাছি নয়৷

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிக்கவும்

சில இடங்களில் விழும் லேசான மழை, மற்றவை அருகில் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

చల్లుకోండి

కొన్ని ప్రదేశాలలో పడే తేలికపాటి జల్లులు మరియు సమీపంలోని మరికొన్ని ప్రదేశాలలో కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

शिंपडा

हलका शॉवर जो काही ठिकाणी पडतो आणि इतर जवळपास नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

છંટકાવ

હળવો ફુવારો જે અમુક સ્થળોએ પડે છે અને અન્ય નજીકમાં નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಂಪಡಿಸಿ

ಕೆಲವು ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಳುವ ಲಘು ಶವರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರವುಗಳು ಹತ್ತಿರದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തളിക്കേണം

ചില സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ പെയ്യുന്ന നേരിയ ചാറ്റൽ മഴ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਿੜਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕਾ ਸ਼ਾਵਰ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੇੜੇ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھڑکنا

ہلکی شاور جو کچھ جگہوں پر گرتی ہے اور آس پاس کی جگہوں پر نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撒

小阵雨落在某些地方而不是附近的其他地方

🇯🇵Japanese

振りかける

ある場所では降るが、近くの他の場所では降らない軽いシャワー

🇰🇷Korean

소량

일부 위치에만 내리는 가벼운 소나기(근처의 다른 위치에는 없음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rắc

một cơn mưa rào nhẹ rơi ở một số vị trí chứ không phải những vị trí khác ở gần đó

🇹🇭Thai

โรย

มีฝนตกเล็กน้อยในบางพื้นที่และไม่ใช่บริเวณอื่นๆ ในบริเวณใกล้เคียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

percikan

hujan ringan yang terjadi di beberapa lokasi dan tidak di lokasi lain di dekatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

magwiwisik

isang light shower na bumabagsak sa ilang lokasyon at hindi sa iba pang malapit

🇲🇾Malay

taburkan

pancuran air ringan yang jatuh di beberapa lokasi dan bukan yang lain berdekatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رش

زخات خفيفة تتساقط في بعض المواقع دون أخرى قريبة

🇮🇷Persian

پاشیدن

یک دوش سبک که در برخی مکان‌ها می‌بارد و در برخی مکان‌های نزدیک نمی‌بارد

🇹🇷Turkish

serpmek

bazı yerlerde hafif sağanak yağıyor, bazılarında ise yakınlarda yağmıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹרֶט

גשם קל שיורד במקומות מסוימים ולא באחרים בקרבת מקום

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