strinkle I. strinklenoun Etymology: Middle English strenkil, strinkil, probably alteration (influenced by strewen to strew) of sprenkil, sprinkil: akin to Middle English sprenklen to sprinkle obsolete: sprinkler; especially: aspergillum II. strin·kle\ˈstriŋkəl\verb Etymology: Middle English strenklen, strinklen, probably alteration of sprenklen, sprinklen chiefly dialect: sprinkle