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# sprinkle

«sprinkle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to scatter small drops or bits over something, like salt…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (sprinkle, sprinkles, sprinkled, sprinkling); noun (a sprinkle; sprinkles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To sprinkle is to scatter small drops or bits over something, like salt, sugar, water or seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#m1)

2) A sprinkle is a small amount scattered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#m2)

3) Sprinkles are tiny coloured sugar pieces for decorating cakes and ice cream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#m3)

4) «It's sprinkling» means it is raining lightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In cooking and art, children sprinkle sugar, cheese or glitter. In science and gardening, sprinklers spray water on lawns; seeds are sprinkled on soil. Phrases: «sprinkle with», «a sprinkle of», «rainbow sprinkles».

### examples

- Sprinkle some cheese on top of the pasta. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x1)
- She sprinkled seeds on the soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x2)
- Can I have sprinkles on my ice cream? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x3)
- It's only sprinkling, so we don't need umbrellas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x4)
- Sprinkle a little water on the plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x5)
- We sprinkled glitter on our cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x6)
- Then she sprinkles her lover's corpse with the water, and he revives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/#x7)

### note

Past: «sprinkled». «Sprinkles» (US, Canada, Australia) are also called «hundreds and thousands» (UK, Australia, NZ). A «sprinkler» waters gardens. «Sprinkle» means a small amount, not a lot.

### In the corpora

- [Grit or sand sprinkled on an icy path gives shoes more grip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body/15/)
- [And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.396/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sprinkle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprinkle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.