the act of sprinkling or splashing water - baptized with a sprinkling of holy water - a sparge of warm water over the malt • Syn: sprinkle, sprinkling • Derivationally related forms: sprinkle (for: sprinkling), sprinkle (for: sprinkle) • Hypernyms: watering
II - verb
1. agitate by introducing air or compressed gas - sparge the water • Hypernyms: shake, agitate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. scatter with liquid; wet lightly - Sprinkle the lawn • Syn: sprinkle, besprinkle • Derivationally related forms: sprinkle (for: sprinkle), sprinkler (for: sprinkle), sprinkling (for: sprinkle) • Hypernyms: wet • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
