26984 words

sprinkle

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface:

Examples:

Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs.
figurative The speech was liberally sprinkled with (= contained many) jokes about the incident.
2
a very light fall of rain or snow that lasts only a short time
3
very small pieces of coloured sugar or chocolate used as a decoration on the top of cakes, etc.:

Examples:

Scatter sprinkles over the top of the cake and press on them gently so that they stick to the chocolate.
4
to scatter a few drops or small pieces of something:

Examples:

[ T ] Sprinkle cheese on the pizza.
5
Someone who says that it is sprinkling means it is raining lightly.
6
a light rain:

Examples:

We might get a sprinkle today.

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