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verb | noun sprinklesprinkle1 /ˈsprɪŋkəl/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYsprinkle1Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen VERB TABLEsprinkle |
Present | I, you, we, they | sprinkle | | he, she, it | sprinkles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sprinkled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sprinkled | | he, she, it | has sprinkled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sprinkled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sprinkle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sprinkled |
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Present | I | am sprinkling | | he, she, it | is sprinkling | | you, we, they | are sprinkling | Past | I, he, she, it | was sprinkling | | you, we, they | were sprinkling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sprinkling | | he, she, it | has been sprinkling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sprinkling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sprinkling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sprinkling |
1 [transitive] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something: sprinkle something on/over something He had sprinkled rose petals on the bed.sprinkle somebody/something with something Sprinkle the clay with water.2[intransitive] if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightlysprinkle something with something phrasal verb to put some jokes, phrases, objects, etc. in every part of something, especially something such as a speech or piece of writing: He sprinkles his stories with the names of famous people. verb | noun sprinklesprinkle2 noun [countable] 1small pieces of food, or a light layer of these: chocolate sprinklessprinkle of a sprinkle of coconut2a light rain |