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sprinkle v. [
scatter, dot, dust, disperse] distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
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sprinkle v. [
splash, splosh] cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"
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sprinkle n. [
scattering, sprinkling] a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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sprinkle n. [
sprinkling, sparge] the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
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sprinkle v. [
spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter] rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
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