sprinkled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of sprinklednext
as in peppered

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sprinkled

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verb

past tense of sprinkle
1
as in sprayed
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water

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as in dotted
to mark with small spots especially unevenly sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut

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“Sprinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinkled. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.

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