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Grammar : Verb
Spell : spring-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsprɪŋ kəl

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Définition of sprinkle

Origin :
  • late 14c. (implied in sprinkled), frequentative of sprenge (see spring (v.)) or via Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprenkel "spot, speck," from PIE root *(s)preg- "to jerk, scatter" (cf. Latin spargere "to scatter, sprinkle"). The meaning "rain lightly" is first recorded 1778. Related: Sprinkling.
  • verb scatter, disseminate
Example sentences :
  • Remove from the fat, drain, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Then glaze them all over with egg, and sprinkle them with bread-crumbs.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Season them with pepper and salt, and sprinkle them thick with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Pick, wash, and dry six ounces of currants, and sprinkle them with flour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • It was now full daylight, and the rain was dying away to a sprinkle.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • No; he does not sprinkle the vines with holy water to keep the grubs away.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • When it boils, sprinkle in the tapioca; stir, and boil for about fifteen minutes.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Lay them at the bottom of a pie-dish, and sprinkle some sugar over them.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Put in the apples, which should be pared and cored, and sprinkle in the sugar and lemon rind.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Put the potatoes into the steamer, and sprinkle them with salt.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

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