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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-spring-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsprɪŋ kəl |
Definition of besprinkle
Origin :- mid-15c., from be- + sprinkle (v.). Related: Besprinkled; besprinkling.
- As in scatter : verb strew, disperse
- As in baptize : verb initiate in church rite
- As in dapple : verb speckle
- As in mottle : verb speckle
- As in speckle : verb dot
- As in dampen : verb make wet
- As in disperse : verb distribute; scatter
- As in dust : verb sprinkle tiny particles
- As in fleck : verb mark with spots
- Besprinkle Ishtar with the waters of life and take her from me.
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
- It would be a public service to besprinkle the path with sand.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer » by George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
- It is quite unlike the blossoms which besprinkle other rugs.
- Extract from : « The Oriental Rug » by William D. Ellwanger
- Great amateurs are both sexes of tinsel and perfumery, and they besprinkle themselves with all kinds of essences.
- Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin
- Scarcely could I hope, however, with the numberless islands which besprinkle that ocean, she could drive clear of them all.
- Extract from : « Antony Waymouth » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Already had the snow begun to besprinkle the sky, and the branches of the trees were covered with rime like rabbit-skin.
- Extract from : « Devil Stories » by Various
Synonyms for besprinkle
- admit
- asperse
- banish
- bedew
- bespeckle
- besprinkle
- blotch
- break up
- brindle
- broadcast
- call
- cast
- cast forth
- christen
- circulate
- cleanse
- cover
- dab
- dabble
- dapple
- deal
- denominate
- derange
- diffuse
- dip
- disappear
- disband
- disburse
- discard
- discharge
- disject
- dislodge
- dismiss
- dispel
- disseminate
- dissipate
- dissolve
- distribute
- disunite
- diverge
- divide
- divvy
- dole out
- dot
- dredge
- dub
- dust
- eject
- entitle
- expend
- flake
- fleck
- fling
- freckle
- humidify
- immerse
- intersperse
- litter
- maculate
- measure out
- migrate
- moisten
- mosaic
- mottle
- name
- part
- partition
- patch
- pepper
- pimple
- pour
- powder
- propagate
- punctate
- purify
- put to flight
- radiate
- regenerate
- rinse
- rout
- run away
- scatter
- scramble
- send off
- separate
- set
- set asunder
- sever
- shatter
- shed
- shower
- sift
- sow
- speck
- speckle
- spend
- split up
- spot
- spray
- spread
- sprinkle
- stipple
- streak
- strew
- stud
- sunder
- take off in all directions
- term
- throw around
- throw out
- title
- vanish
- variegate
- water
- wet
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