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Meaning of Sprinkle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈspɹɪŋkəl

Definitions

A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
A surname.
A light rain shower.
An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc.

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العربية الرشّ

Azərbaycanca səpmək

Български пръскам ръмене ръмя ръся

Bosanski sirote strila

Català ruixar salpicar

Čeština pokropit postříkat posypat

Deutsch besprühen nieseln Nieselregen sprühen

Ελληνικά ρίχνω

Esperanto aspergi

Español asperjar espolvorear garúa llovizna lloviznar rociar salpicar

فارسی افشاندن پاشیدن

Suomi pirskottaa ripotella sirote sirotella tihkusade

Français Asperger crachin saupoudrer

Gaeilge croith easraigh

Gàidhlig crath

Galego barrufar barruzo chuviscar esbarrufar espurriñar

हिन्दी छिड़कना

Hrvatski sirote strila

Magyar locsol szemerkél

Bahasa Indonesia taburan

Italiano aspergere guarnire spargere spruzzare

日本語小雨振り掛け振り掛ける撒播く潑灑蒔く

한국어 뿌리다 이슬비

Latina aspergo spargō

Te Reo Māori uwhiuwhi

മലയാളം ചാറ്റുക തളിക്കുക

Nederlands sprenkelen

Polski mżawka mżyć posypać posypka prysnąć sypnąć

Português espirrar polvilhar salpicar

Română ploicică

Русский брызгать опры́скивать побры́згать прыскать

Српски sirote strila

Svenska dugga duggregna strila strössla

தமிழ் இடு தூவு

తెలుగు చిలుకు

Türkçe serpmek

Examples

“He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.”

“My memory leaves me with a constant and deep burning, my eyes stinging and red from short sprinkles of tears which have been sneaking up on me for days now.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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