spray
verb
sprayed; spraying; sprays
1
: to project spray or something resembling spray on or into
spray the table
spraying the wall with bullets
2
: to disperse or apply as a spray
sprayed some perfume
3
: to shoot many bullets at (someone or something)
They sprayed the house with bullets.
1
: to break up into spray
2
: to disperse or apply a spray
Soda sprayed from the bottle.
3
: to emit a stream or spray of urine
a cat may spray to mark its territory
sprayer
noun
Examples of spray in a Sentence
She sprayed herself with perfume.
The crops are sprayed monthly.
We were sprayed by water from the crashing waves.
The boys sprayed graffiti on the wall.
He sprayed the paint evenly over the surface.
She sprayed some perfume into the air.
The soda sprayed from the bottle.
The blood sprayed onto the wall.
They sprayed the crowd with bullets.
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Apply the mixture around the root zone of your plants or spray it on the tops and undersides of plant leaves that are exhibiting fungal issues.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Citizen concerns over chemical exposure have temporarily clipped the wings of Munster’s mosquito-spraying regimen.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Citizen concerns over chemical exposure have temporarily clipped the wings of Munster’s mosquito-spraying regimen.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for spray
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“Spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
spray
1 of 3 noun
: a usually flowering branch or shoot
spray
2 of 3 noun1
: liquid flying in fine drops like water blown from a wave
2
a
: a burst of fine mist (as from an atomizer)
b
: a device (as an atomizer) for scattering a spray
spray
3 of 3 verb1
: to scatter or apply as a spray
2
: to scatter spray on or into
sprayer
noun
Medical Definition
spray
1 of 2 noun
: a jet of vapor or finely divided liquid
specifically
: a jet of fine medicated vapor used as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or deodorant
spray
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to emit a stream or spray of urine
a cat may spray to mark its territory
Legal Definition
spray
transitive verb
: to disperse among a number of recipients
authorized to spray trust income—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
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