Main Entry: ¹sprin·kle

Pronunciation: \ˈspriŋ-kəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sprin·kled; sprin·kling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English sprenklen, sprinclen; akin to Middle High German spreckel, sprenkel spot

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to scatter in drops or particles
2 a : to scatter over b : to scatter at intervals in or among : dot <sprinkled the speech with quips> c : to wet lightlyintransitive verb 1 : to scatter a liquid in fine drops
2 : to rain lightly in scattered drops

— sprin·kler \-k(ə-)lər\ noun