(v. i.) To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.
(v. i.) To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
(v. i.) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
(v. i.) To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.
(v. i.) To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.
(v. i.) To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
(n.) A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
(n.) A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler.
Example Sentences:
(1) The most common microscopic features included dense marrow fibrosis or "scar" formation, a sprinkling of lymphocytes in a relative absence of other inflammatory cells (especially histiocytes), and smudged, nonresorbing necrotic bone flakes.
(2) When my floor was dirty, I rose early, and, setting all my furniture out of doors on the grass, bed and bedstead making but one budget, dashed water on the floor, and sprinkled white sand from the pond on it, and then with a broom scrubbed it clean and white... Further - and this is a stroke of his sensitive, pawky genius - he contemplates his momentarily displaced furniture and the nuance of enchanting strangeness: It was pleasant to see my whole household effects out on the grass, making a little pile like a gypsy's pack, and my three-legged table, from which I did not remove the books and pen and ink, standing amid the pines and hickories ...
(3) Brush the buns with the egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
(4) 3 Remove the bases from the oven and sprinkle on the mozzarella, followed by the mushrooms, olives, pepperoni and ham.
(5) After calving, half of each group were cooled seven times a day for 30 min by sprinkling and ventilation.
(6) We’re mostly Brits, with a sprinkling of Canadians, Dutch women and a guy from Dubai, and of mixed abilities; some have been surfing for years while others, like me, have barely stood up on a board before.
(7) Far better then, for the movie, to give Roper a billionaire’s island in the sun with a palatial Gatsby -style villa at its centre and a sprinkling of cottages for his underlings and protectors.
(8) These data indicate that Sprinkle capsules possess desirable absorption characteristics in a form that makes ingestion easier for patients who have difficulty taking other valproate dosage forms.
(9) Customers prefer Guatemalan vegetables because "they are bigger, cleaner and last longer" than local produce, says market seller Pedro Antonio Morales as he sprinkles the broccoli, cabbage, cucumber and tomatoes with water to combat the afternoon heat.
(10) Spoon into the warm mushrooms, top with the tomatoes, sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.
(11) It may seem curmudgeonly to sprinkle our meagre daily measure of praise upon the negation of something: the fact that a plan is not going ahead.
(12) In East Africa, a dangerous pesticide known as Furadan (banned in the EU, Canada, and US) is sprinkled over lion-killed livestock.
(13) It was a starry event that lured some of the biggest names in Hollywood along with a sprinkling of the Muscovite elite.
(14) Combine the sweet potatoes and the onion, sprinkle with cardamom, salt and pepper and mash, adding more butter if desired.
(15) The record bases made by the sprinkle-on technique are preferred to those made using the dough method.
(16) Instead of fences, the different areas are bordered by low hedgerows, sprinkled with blackberries and redcurrants, while the older age groups are separate by a playful no man's land of staggered timber poles.
(17) It has room for a sprinkling of accountants and librarians.
(18) He recalled that the sheets of paper would always have a sprinkling of coal dust, because Daly was writing straight after a shift down the pit.
(19) Treatment consisted of forced air misting in a premilking holding pen, fan cooling during milking, and forced air-sprinkling in a postmilking holding area.
(20) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
Sprinkles
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The most common microscopic features included dense marrow fibrosis or "scar" formation, a sprinkling of lymphocytes in a relative absence of other inflammatory cells (especially histiocytes), and smudged, nonresorbing necrotic bone flakes.
(2) When my floor was dirty, I rose early, and, setting all my furniture out of doors on the grass, bed and bedstead making but one budget, dashed water on the floor, and sprinkled white sand from the pond on it, and then with a broom scrubbed it clean and white... Further - and this is a stroke of his sensitive, pawky genius - he contemplates his momentarily displaced furniture and the nuance of enchanting strangeness: It was pleasant to see my whole household effects out on the grass, making a little pile like a gypsy's pack, and my three-legged table, from which I did not remove the books and pen and ink, standing amid the pines and hickories ...
(3) Brush the buns with the egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
(4) 3 Remove the bases from the oven and sprinkle on the mozzarella, followed by the mushrooms, olives, pepperoni and ham.
(5) After calving, half of each group were cooled seven times a day for 30 min by sprinkling and ventilation.
(6) We’re mostly Brits, with a sprinkling of Canadians, Dutch women and a guy from Dubai, and of mixed abilities; some have been surfing for years while others, like me, have barely stood up on a board before.
(7) Far better then, for the movie, to give Roper a billionaire’s island in the sun with a palatial Gatsby -style villa at its centre and a sprinkling of cottages for his underlings and protectors.
(8) These data indicate that Sprinkle capsules possess desirable absorption characteristics in a form that makes ingestion easier for patients who have difficulty taking other valproate dosage forms.
(9) Customers prefer Guatemalan vegetables because "they are bigger, cleaner and last longer" than local produce, says market seller Pedro Antonio Morales as he sprinkles the broccoli, cabbage, cucumber and tomatoes with water to combat the afternoon heat.
(10) Spoon into the warm mushrooms, top with the tomatoes, sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.
(11) It may seem curmudgeonly to sprinkle our meagre daily measure of praise upon the negation of something: the fact that a plan is not going ahead.
(12) In East Africa, a dangerous pesticide known as Furadan (banned in the EU, Canada, and US) is sprinkled over lion-killed livestock.
(13) It was a starry event that lured some of the biggest names in Hollywood along with a sprinkling of the Muscovite elite.
(14) Combine the sweet potatoes and the onion, sprinkle with cardamom, salt and pepper and mash, adding more butter if desired.
(15) The record bases made by the sprinkle-on technique are preferred to those made using the dough method.
(16) Instead of fences, the different areas are bordered by low hedgerows, sprinkled with blackberries and redcurrants, while the older age groups are separate by a playful no man's land of staggered timber poles.
(17) It has room for a sprinkling of accountants and librarians.
(18) He recalled that the sheets of paper would always have a sprinkling of coal dust, because Daly was writing straight after a shift down the pit.
(19) Treatment consisted of forced air misting in a premilking holding pen, fan cooling during milking, and forced air-sprinkling in a postmilking holding area.
(20) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.