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Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n.
   1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a
      sprinkling.

   2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]

Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Sprinkling}.] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to
   sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to
   spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D.
   sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and
   cf. {Sprent}.]
   1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed,
      etc.

   2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops
      or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth
      with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.

   3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small
      quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.

            Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
                                                  --Heb. x. 22.

Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i.
   1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may
      fall in particles.

            And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with
            his finger seven times before the Lord. --Lev. xiv.
                                                  16.

   2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now
      and then; as, it sprinkles.

   3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.

资料来源 : WordNet®

sprinkle
     n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
          nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkling}]
     2: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
        sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over
        the malt" [syn: {sprinkling}, {sparge}]

sprinkle
     v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
          wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
     2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
        "She splashed the water around her" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}]
     3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
        slick" [syn: {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
     4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
        {sparge}, {besprinkle}]